Modern American Presidents Nixon to Obama

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?

• The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia

• The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today

• The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist

• The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north

What offices were broken into during the Watergate Break-in? (a)  

• Democratic Party Headquarters
• The Capitol Building (congress)
• The White House
• Republican Party Headquarters

Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"

• Inflation

• Detente

• Brinkmanship

• Constipation 

Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• Gerald Ford

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Why did the Arab members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) raise their oil prices leading to a gas shortage?

• the United States and other countries were trading with Israel during the Arab-Israeli War of 1973

• the United States was facing high unemployment rates

The photograph above shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978. What was the outcome of this meeting?

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

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

Which of the following was the main scandal to rock the Reagan administration?

• Iran-contra scandal

• Watergate scandal

• Great Society programs

• War on Drugs campaign

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 

• Sonia Sontamayor

• Ruth Bader Ginsberg

• Elana Kagen

• Sandra Day O'Connor

What was President Reagan referring to when he stated "tear down this wall"?

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• German Border with Soviets

• Soviet Bloc Border