Modern Era Review

Which US president escalated US involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• George W. Bush

What scandal led to President Nixon's resignation?

• Gategate scandal

• Spygate scandal

• Watergate scandal

• Watergate cover-up

Who was the first African American president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Barack Obama

Who was the president during the Monica Lewinsky scandal?

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

Which president was in office during the Gulf War?

• Barack Obama

• Bill Clinton

• George H. W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

Who was the president during the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

• George W. Bush

• Donald Trump

• Bill Clinton

• Barack Obama

What was the policy of containment during the Cold War?

• Strategy to isolate capitalist countries

• Effort to promote democracy worldwide

• Plan to expand communism globally

• Strategy to prevent the spread of communism by containing it within existing borders

What was the main issue in the Watergate Scandal?

• Healthcare reform legislation

• Water conservation efforts

• Space exploration missions

• Illegal activities and cover-up by the Nixon administration

What was Gerald Ford's controversial decision regarding Richard Nixon?

• Impeached Richard Nixon

• Sent Richard Nixon to prison

• Exiled Richard Nixon

• Pardoned Richard Nixon

What was the response of the US to the 9/11 attacks?

• Complete withdrawal of military forces

• Peace treaty with the attackers

• War on Terror, invasion of Afghanistan

• Economic sanctions on neighboring countries