US History Unit 10 EOC Review

Cell phones and the Internet have both had the effect of

• reducing poverty and malnutrition.

• reducing trade barriers between nations.

• preventing the spread of false or hastily-reported news and information.

• making the world a "smaller" place by increasing communication speeds.

The area in red in the map shown shows a southeast Asian country, whose conflict between northern communist and southern non-communist forces, led to extended U.S. involvement in the 1960's and 1970's. This country is

• Afghanistan.

• India.

• Thailand.

• Vietnam.

Jimmy Carter’s victory in the 1976 Presidential Election can be traced to all of the following EXCEPT

• the national disgrace of Watergate.

• the disgrace of the Vietnam War era.

• the fall of the United States embassy to revolutionary groups in Iran.

• a willingness to elect a candidate outside of the Washington establishment.

In 2002, Canada, Mexico, and Japan were the largest trading partners of the United States. The respective order was MOST LIKELY due to

• ASEAN.

• EU.

• NAFTA.

• OPEC

In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed MAINLY because

• key Soviet leaders were assassinated.

• a civil war erupted in the southern republics.

• the United States was a better country and capitalism ruled the world.

• years of economic stagnation left it far behind Western and Asian countries.

"Has the President committed offenses, and planned, and directed, and acquiesced in a course of conduct which the Constitution will not tolerate? That's the question. We know that. We know the question. We should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision." - Representative Barbara Jordan (D-TX), July 25, 1974

Jordan's comments are related to what controversy?

• the Assassination of John F. Kennedy

• Kennedy's involvement with the Mafia

• President Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon

• Nixon's involvement in the Watergate Scandal

In 2008 President Barack Obama enjoyed widespread support among Democrats and others, despite what unique characteristic for a Presidential candidate?

• He had served in the Senate.

• He had not served in the military.

• He was of mixed racial background.

• He received an Ivy League education.

How did the Iranian Revolution in 1979 play a major role in the diplomatic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia?

• Saudi Arabia was a major ally with Iran, so they distanced themselves diplomatically from the U.S.

• The United States and Saudi Arabia grew closer diplomatically due to the oil industry in the area.

• The United States and Saudi Arabia overthrew the revolutionary government of Iran the following year.

• Iran threatened to invade Saudi Arabia, but due to solid Iran-U.S. diplomacy the invasion never happened.

In 1990, Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi troops to invade and occupy Kuwait, a country with huge oil reserves. Both the United Nations and NATO authorized the use of force against Iraq to free Kuwait. The Persian Gulf War began and ended in 1991. President George H. W. Bush worked hard to create an unusual coalition to fight Iraq which included forces from

• China.

• Vietnam.

• countries in Africa.

• countries in the Middle East

What was Ronald Reagan's economic plan in the 1980s with regards to taxes and military spending?

• Ronald Reagan's policy favored cutting military spending to provide tax breaks to the middle class.

• Ronald Reagan focused on increasing taxes in order to increase military spending during the Cold War.

• Ronald Reagan implemented supply side economics to decrease taxes while increasing military spending.

• Ronald Reagan devoted his economic plan to balancing the budget by decreasing taxes and military spending.