US History Final Test Review #1

Location of technology and software hotbed that started in 1970’s America

• Death Valley, CA

• Miami, FL

• Silicon Valley, CA

• Raleigh, NC

American nuclear power plant meltdown occurred in…

• Chernobyl

• Three Mile Island

• Death Valley

• Duncan Falls

During Nixon’s administration, we begin to experience a thawing of the cold war. What is the term for this?    

• Détente

• Glasnost

• Perestroika

• Babushka 

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, this was installed in the White House for improved communication with the Soviet Union…

• Direct Hotline between the two capitols

• Microsoft computers

• Missile defense turrets

• NSA servers

This treaty limited the number of nuclear long range missile, slowing the arms race

• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

• Organization of Oil Producing Countries (OPEC)

• Camp David Accords

• Brady Bill

Five men were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters. President Nixon ordered a cover-up (showing his knowledge of the conspiracy). Tape recordings proved Nixon’s guilt. This scandal is known as…

• Camp David Accords

• Spygate

• Deflategate

• Watergate

After being impeached, what happened to Nixon?

• President Nixon was found guilty and kicked out of office

• President Nixon was acquitted on all charges

• President Nixon was assassinated

• President Nixon resigned and was pardoned by the new president

14 of the top oil producing countries formed an alliance and began using oil as a political tool. What was this alliance called?

• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

• Organization of Oil Producing Countries (OPEC)

• Camp David Accords

• Brady Bill

OPEC issued an embargo on any nation that supported ___________ .

• President Nixon

• Israel

• Cuba

• the War on Terror

Under Carter, the Shah of Iran was overthrown. What happened next?

• they overthrew our embassy, taking hostages

• Operation Desert Storm

• 9/11

• Operation Iraqi Freedom