EOC Review: U16

What was the significance of President Nixon's visit to China in 1972?

• It led to the reunification of Taiwan with Communist China

• It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into their marketplace

• It showed that the Cold War between the "Free World" and Communism was over

• It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the US

The excerpt below is from Article 102 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):

"The objective of this agreement is to eliminate barriers to trade in and facilitate the cross-border movement of goods and services between the territories of the Parties. Promote conditions of fair competition in the free trade area."

Why did President Bush and Clinton support this agreemnt?

• They believed that Japanese manufacturers intended to open factories in Mexico

• They thought it would stop the US from joining the European Union (EU)

• They believed it would help Canada and Mexico to resist the appeals of Communism

• They hoped more trade with Canada and Mexico would stimulate the US economy

How were the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Patriot Act of 2001 similar?

• They provided federal aid to private anti-terrorist groups

• They limited First Amendment rights in times of national crisis

• They created detention centers for holding aliens during wartime

• They had special provisions for handling terrorists in the US

How were the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and on the World Trade Center in 2001 similar?

• Both resulted in global economic depression

• Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts

• Both led to military conscription of adult American men

• Both convinced American voters to retreat into isolationism

Why did President Clinton propose cuts in defense spending in the 1990s?

• The SALT treaty had made it unnecessary to possess nuclear arms

• The Communist government of the former Soviet Union had collapsed

• The UN Security Council had taken over America's peacekeeping duties

• Rising health care costs had taken funds normally used by the army

What was an important result of the Persian Gulf War of 1990?

• Kuwait was freed from occupation by Iraq

• Relations between Israel and Iran improved

• Kurdish rebels gained independence from Iraq

• Saddam Hussein was removed from power in Iraq

The photograph on the left shows an image of a gas station in January of 1974.

What was the primary cause of the shortages shown in the photograph?

• A war in Afghanistan had cut oil supplies from Central Asia

• The Mexican government had nationalized its petroleum industry

• Arab members of OPEC had placed an oil embargo (boycott) on the US

• Iran had halted its oil exports after the former Shah was admitted into America

-Defeat in Vietnam

-Pentagon Papers

-Watergate Scandal

-Iran-Contra Affair

Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Efforts to reduce presidential power

• events that weakened public trust in the government

• clashes between executive and legislative branches

• disagreements between the Supreme Court and the President

The photograph below shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978.

What was the outcome of this meeting?

• The US and its allies halted grain sales to the Soviet Union

• The US persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty

• The US signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama canal Zone.

• The US successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students in Tehran.

The cartoon on the left was published in May 1973.

With which event was this cartoon associated?

• Teapot Dome Scandal

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Watergate Scandal

• Iran-Contra Affair