Modern America 1 Test

What was one effect of the Watergate scandal?

• The creation of executive privilege
• The development of the domino theory
• A greater distrust of the government by the American people
• The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency

Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

• Cooling the Cold War

• Detente

• Strategic Negotiation

• Ceasefire

Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?

• The President was having an affair with a White House intern

• The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras

• Nixon ordered a break-in at the Democratic HQ and a cover up

• The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed

What did Nixon do when audio tapes proved he was covering up the Watergate break in and obstructing justice?

• Nixon was impeached by Congress on August 8, 1974

• Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court

• Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate

• Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached

Government organization established in 1970 to establish pollution standards, conduct environmental research, and assist state and local governments in pollution control

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Environmental Promotion Agency (EPA)

• Environmental Prosecution Agency (EPA)

• Environmental Probation Agency (EPA)

This president visited China and was president when the Vietnam War ended.

• Richard Nixon

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

This president guided the US through the Cuban Missile Crisis and during the Bay of Pigs invasion.

• Richard Nixon

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

This president's doctrine was to contain communism and he gave money to Europe through the Marshall Plan.

• Richard Nixon

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

The Serviceman's Readjustment Act (GI Bill) did all of the following EXCEPT

• pay for college for veterans
• provide low cost loans for homes
• provide job placement for veterans
• provide low cost loans to start businesses

Truman's domestic plan to address the problems of the US was called the

• New Deal
• Fair Deal
• Square Deal
• Cold War Deal