Unit 9 Test Review

What communist nations did president Nixon extend diplomacy to during his Administration?

• Cuba

• China

• Soviet Union

• Both China and Soviet Union

What country did Nixon bomb secretly and went against his campaign platform?

• Thailand

• Cambodia

• Russia

• Korea

President must notify Congress (legislative branch) within 48 hours of deploying troops; had to gain Congress' approval to stay longer than 90 days; designed to limit the President's (executive branch) power.

• Pentagon Papers

• Tet Offense

• War Powers Act

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

The Camp David Accords was-

• peace treaty to end the Cold war

• agreement between the U.S and Middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC.

• peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel & Egypt

• agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule

What nation did Jimmy Carter support despite human rights abuses existed under the Shah?

• Japan
• Norway
• China
• Iran

What did Iranian activists do when the Shah of Iran was allowed to come to the U.S?

• they terrorized American travelers in Europe

• they forced an attack on Iraq

• they seized the American embassy and took hostages

• they staged an overthrow of the government

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)

Which of the following is a direct result of Rachel Carson’s "Silent Spring"?

• Scientists developed a vaccine for malaria

• Environmental laws were created and things like DDT was banned for general use in 1972

• Organic food has grown in popularity

• More girls are pursuing careers in science

What did the National Organization of Women (NOW) see as its major goal in the 1960's?

• obtaining the right for women to vote

• laws that would allow women to own property

• guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work

• enabling women to stay at home and be housewives

“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”  - Equal Rights Amendment

The passage above is from the Equal Rights Amendment, which failed the ratification process. What answer below best describes the goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?

• To guarantee equal rights to all regardless of gender

• To guarantee that a woman's right to suffrage is secured.

• To guarantee that women have increase athletic scholarship opportunities.

• To guarantee that women have access to healthcare.