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Modern America 1 Test

Authored by Amanda Hinson

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9th - 12th Grade

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Modern America 1 Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Cooling the Cold War

Detente

Strategic Negotiation

Ceasefire

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

Richard Nixon

Harry Truman

John F. Kennedy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

Richard Nixon

Harry Truman

John F. Kennedy

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