The Seventies

Nixon’s personality influenced his staff.  Nixon would only hire people who

• had a great sense of humor
• were absolutely honest with reporters and other outsiders
• were deeply concerned about civil rights
• were absolutely loyal and supportive of his ideas

During his trip to the Soviet Union, Nixon sought to 

• improve relations between the two superpowers
• tip the balance of power in favor of the United States
• impose an embargo on Soviet oil
• form military alliance against China

The most important agreement between President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev was: 

• Cooperation in exploration of space
• A limit to offensive nuclear weapons
• German re-unification 
• Lessening trade limits

Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein were able to print inside information about the Watergate Scandal due to:

• The Plumbers
• CREEP members
• A White House informant
• The arrest of Howard Hunt

What was the most important outcome of the Camp David Accords?

• An Arab country acknowledged the existence of Israel as a nation
• Nixon officially resigned as president.
• OPEC agreed to lift the embargo.
• Carter was able to negotiate the release of American hostages from Iran.

How did Carter’s handling of the hostage crisis affect his career?

• No hostages being killed won him more support and he was easily reelected.
• imately, it actually had little impact.
• It cost him election votes because Americans wanted quicker action.
• He was forced to resign due to the murder of the hostages.

Who was Yassar Arafat?

• President of Egypt
• Leader of the Palestinians under Fatah  
• Prime Minister of Israel
• Newly chosen religious and political leader of Iran

The greatest conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is control over

• oil
• the Holy Land
• the Suez Canal
• Jerusalem

Which communist country did Richard Nixon open relations with in the early 70s?

• Cuba

• China

• Soviet Union

• North Korea

What was the outcome of the SALT I talks?

• It created a ceasefire between the U.S. and North Vietnam

• The US and USSR reduced how many ballistic missiles they had

• The U.S. and China opened a trading treaty

• Communist China was admitted as a full member of the U.N.