70s & 80s Unit Test Review

What major scandal was Nixon involved in?

• Watergate Scandal

• Teapot Dome Scandal

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Whitewater Controversy

How did Watergate affect American opinion of the US government and its leaders?

• Increased trust in the government

• No significant change in opinion

• Decreased trust in the government

• Improved international relations

What major event impacted the energy crisis in 1977?

• The founding of OPEC

• The Iran Hostage Crisis

• The Arab Oil Embargo

• The Three Mile Island accident

What type of nations did Nixon use a policy of detente with to ease tensions?

• Western European nations

• Communist nations

• Middle Eastern nations

• African nations

Which of the following is an accomplishment of Sandra Day O'Connor.

• First Female Supreme Court Justice

• First Female President

• First Female Senator

Which of the following is an accomplishment of Sandra Day O'Connor.

• First Female Majority Leader in the Senate

• First Female President

• First Female Senator

Who stormed the US embassy in Tehran?

• Soviet militants

• Iranian revolutionaries

• Iraqi soldiers

• Afghan rebels

Which president was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair?

• Carter

• Reagan

Which President acted as a diplomatic mediator at the Camp David Accords?

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

Why was President Reagan criticized for the Iran-Contra Affair?

• For negotiating with terrorists

• For lowering taxes

• For increasing social welfare programs

• For signing a peace treaty