Nixon and Carter Quiz

How did détente represent a new direction in U.S. foreign policy?

• Détente represented the first time since World War II that the U.S. entered the global arena.

• Nixon forced the U.S. to admit defeat in the Cold War and open negotiations with China.

• Rather than maintaining the defense of U.S. allies, Nixon offered economic aid

• Instead of fighting communism openly, Nixon focused on negotiations with Communist countries.

How did President Nixon improve relations with both China and the Soviet Union?

• He negotiated an arms limitation treaty between China and the Soviet Union that led to peace.

• He pitted China against the Soviet Union, forcing the two into a war.

• He personally met with the leaders of both countries and proposed peaceful relations.

• He overturned the North Vietnamese government and forced China and the Soviet Union into talks.

Nixon's concerns about winning the 1972 presidential election led his staffers to

• spy on Democrats and spread rumors about their candidates.

• shoot Governor George Wallace, paralyzing him.

• hold conferences in the Watergate Hotel.

• hold rallies across the country reminding people of Nixon's accomplishments.

Why were the five men ordered to break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters (Watergate Hotel)?

• to discover why the Democrats were leading in the polls

• to steal campaign information and tap the phones

• to determine who Nixon's Democratic challenger would be

• to force police to investigate a Democratic cover-up

The aftermath of the Watergate Scandal led to much of the general public

• not fully trusting the government and it's officials.

• protesting the Vietnam War.

• pushing for the ratification of the 24th Amendment.

• voting for a third party candidate in the next senate race.

Consists of 14 member countries with the primary goal of stabilizing the oil market by balancing supply and demand.

• OPEC

• NATO

• NAFTA

• EPA

What event in 1973 created a recession in the United States?

• The war with Israel.

• An oil embargo.

• A drop in consumer prices.

• Demand-side economics.

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords?

• To broker peace between Egypt and Israel.

• To end the Iranian hostage crisis.

• To maintain good relations with the Shah.

• To find a way to end the economic recession.

In 1970, President Nixon created the ________ to monitor, research, and restrict pollutants.

• the Wilderness Society

• the Audubon Society

• the Environmental Protection Agency

• the Love Canal Agency

Which law established measures for saving threatened animal and plant species?

• the Environmental Protection Act

• the Endangered Species Act

• the Sierra Club Act

• the Clean Air Act