Unit 10: 1970s-Now

Which of the following is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?

• Watergate resulted in the resignation of Nixon in 1974.

• Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.

• Watergate was a cover-up of a break-in to the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in 1972.

• Watergate resulted in increased distrust of government and elected officials.

Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?

• Jimmy Carter

• Lyndon Johnson

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

Nixon signed this treaty with the Soviet Union.

• SALT I

• Camp David Accords

• Helsinki Accords

• Paris Peace Accords

This agreement was a major foreign policy achievement of Ford's presidency.

• SALT I

• SALT II

• Camp David Accords

• Helsinki Accords

The Camp David Accords promoted by President Jimmy Carter were significant because they represented 

• the end of the Vietnam War
• a lasting arms-reduction treaty
• the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab nation
• the establishment of a worldwide human rights policy on the issue of statehood

Which action did President Gerald Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?

• He declined to run for re-election
• He declared a new war on urban poverty.
• He pardoned Richard Nixon.
• He asked Congress to impeach Richard Nixon.

How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?

• the hostages were all killed
• the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
• the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
• the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages

Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam

• Vietnamization
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Maddox Resolution
• Agent Orange

Which President is most closely associated with the idea of DETENTE?

• Richard Nixon
• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Lyndon Johnson

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 

• Sonia Sontamayor
• Ruth Bader Ginsberg
• Elana Kagen
• Sandra Day O'Connor