Quizizz EOC Review Chapters 15-17

What program did President Lyndon B. Johnson introduce to reduce eco-

nomic inequalities among Americans?

• New Deal

• Great Society

• Marshall Plan

• Alliance for Progress

The excerpt below is from a resolution passed by both Houses of Congress

on August 7, 1964.

“The Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as

Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack

against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.”

-Tonkin Gulf Resolution

What was the significance of this resolution?

• Congress showed its support for a policy of isolationism.

• Congress authorized the President to take military action in Southeast Asia.

• Congress provided the President with new constitutional powers to

  declare war.

• Congress denied the President the revenues he needed to fight a war in Vietnam.

What policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops

from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?

• Vietnamization

• Arms for Bases

• Domino Theory

• Operation: Rolling Thunder

How successful were the domestic policies of Presidents Kennedy and

Johnson?

• They failed to pass through Congress and left no lasting impact.

• They led to a credibility gap and growing distrust in government.

• They promoted greater social equality but failed to eliminate poverty.

• They prevented the United States from making overseas commitments.

Which program was one of the most lasting impacts of President Lyndon

Johnson's "Great Society"?

• Medicare

• Social Security

• Meat Inspection Act

• Federal Deposit Insurance

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that a person accused of a serious

crime must be provided with an attorney if he or she was too poor to afford

One?

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Yates v. United States

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Roe v. Wade

What was the significance of President Nixon's visit to Communist China in 1972?

• It led to the reunification of Taiwan with Communist China.

• It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace.

• It showed that the Cold War between the "Free World' and Communism

  was over.

• It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade

  with the United States.

What was the outcome of

Camp David Accord under President Jimmy Carter in 1978?

• The United States persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty.

• The United States signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama

  Canal Zone.

• The United States successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students

  in Tehran.

What was the primary cause of the gas shortages in the US in 1974?

• A war in Afghanistan had cut oil supplies from Central Asia.

• The Mexican government had nationalized its petroleum industry.

• Arab members of OPEC had placed an oil embargo on the United States.

• Iran had halted its oil exports after the former Shah was admitted into

  America.

What step did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev take in reaction to President

Reagan's 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative?

• ending the system of apartheid in South Africa

• placing intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Cuba

• providing Soviet support to Communist China against Taiwan

• entering into talks with President Reagan to reduce armaments