Modern America

What peace treaty did President Carter negotiate in order to end the conflict between Israel and Egypt?

• United Nations

• War Powers Act

• Camp David Accords

• NATO

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

• pardoning Nixon
• declaring a war on poverty
• declining to run for election
• asking Congress to impeach President Nixon

What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?

• He was fired
• He resigned
• He was impeached
• He was promoted

Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?

• establishing the Peace Corps

• achieving a truce in the Korean War

• tearing down the Berlin Wall

• improving United States relations with China

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

Reaganomics is often called _______.

• trickle-down economics
• stagflation
• universal healthcare
• wealth economics

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?

• China
• Kuwait
• Soviet Union
• Cuba