5. Modern US History: Nixon-Ford-Carter

How did the Watergate scandal of the 1970s impact the United States?

• Public trust in the honesty of the U.S. federal government declined.

• Political tensions between China and the U.S. increased.

• Federal oversight of U.S. weapons sales to foreign nations expanded.

• Congressional support for U.S. involvement in peace talks decreased.

Which of the following angered most Americans about Ford's presidency?

• Ford going to China

• Easing tension with Cuba

• Pardoning Nixon

• Not signing Civil Rights Act

What was the outcome of the Watergate Scandal?

• He pardoned himself.

• He resigned.

• He was impeached.

• He was allowed to finish his term.

What role did the Nixon tapes play in discovering the truth about the Watergate Scandal?

• The tapes revealed that President Nixon had nothing to do with the cover-up

• Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in

• Because Nixon was President he did not have to turn over the tapes to the Supreme Court

• Nixon told his Vice President to take the blame for the break-in

Watergate is remembered as an important event in US history because it

• resulted in only the 2nd presidential impeachment in US history

• forced a president to resign in disgrace

• nearly destroyed the Reagan presidency

• ended the political career of Lyndon Johnson

Which of the following visited China and allowed for trade to continue between US & China

• Nixon

• Ford

• Clinton

• Carter

Most dramatic foreign policy move of Nixon presidency involved

• negotiation of Arab-Israeli peace accord

• reopening diplomatic relations with China

• signing a nuclear test ban treaty with Soviets

• appealing to Congress to declare war in Vietnam

The main outcome/ effect of the Camp David Accords was

• the end of fighting between Lebanon, Syria and Egypt

• a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt

• the end of imperialism in the Middle East

• The Iranian Hostage Crisis

Why was President Carter criticized for his response to the Iranian Hostage Crisis?

• He secretly sold weapons to Iran in return for the hostages release

• He threatened Iran with a nuclear strike, which did not work

• Although he called for the hostages to be released, he did not actually try hard to force Iran to release them.

How did the War Powers Act of 1973 affect the President's ability to conduct military operations?

• It granted the President the ability to order military strikes as quickly as possible

  
  

• It forced the President to have to discuss with Congress first before ordering military strikes.

• It forced the President to always strike first in the military.

• It granted the President the ability to decline Congress's request for war.