Modern America Review Quiz

Why did Ford lose popular support during his administration?

• He couldn't solve economic problems

• He pardoned Nixon for his crimes in office

• He caused stagflation

• He was too honest

What is a major victory for Carter during his adminstration?

• Camp David Accords

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Panama Canal Transfer

• Soviet-Afghan Wawr

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

• Inflation
• Detente
• Stagflation
• Constipation 

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

• He had an affair with an intern

• He sent troops to Cambodia & Laos out of Vietnam in 1973

• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union

• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which misled the nation

While campaigning for President, Nixon claimed that he was the spokesperson for "Middle Americans", who he called the

• Middle Class
• Loud Crowd
• Silent Majority
• Factory Workers

What was the result of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) between the United States and Soviet Union?

• The Cold War officially ended

• It limited the development of nuclear weapons

• The nations agreed to reduce carbon emissions

• The United States provided financial aid to the Soviets

What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?

• The Capitol Building
• The White House
• Republican Headquarters
• Democratic Headquarters

What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

• The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.

• Congress has to obey the Constitution.

• The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.

• No person or group is above the law.

Nixon's secret plan to get the US out of vietnam slowly, while replacing American troops with the S. Vietnamese Army was called...?

• Vietnamization
• Detente
• Containment
• the Domino Theory

Carter helped leaders from which two countries reach an agreement known as the Camp David Accords?

• Israel and Egypt

• Saudi Arabia and Iran

• Soviet Union and the United States