Jimmy Carter as President

President Jimmy Carter became President after ___________

• President Nixon

• President Ford

• President Reagan

What action did Carter take to boost the economy once in office?

• He increased taxes and decreased spending.

• He cut taxes and increased spending.

• He only cut taxes.

What was the result of Carter's economic actions?

• Unemployment and inflation both went up.

• Unemployment went up, but inflation went down.

• Unemployment went down, but inflation went up.

The high price of imported oil from other countries led to a ________________.

• A trade surplus.

• A trade deficit.

What was NOT one of the key ideas of President Carter's National Energy Plan?

• Exploring for new sources of energy

• Creating the Department of Energy to oversee energy policy

• decrease oil production in the United States

What was the major nuclear incident that occurred during Carter's presidency?

• The explosion of a nuclear bomb in the United States

• A major accident at a nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania.

• The Soviet Union tested their first nuclear bomb

What policy did President Carter condemn in South Africa?

• communism

• apartheid

• democracy

What was the outcome of the Camp David Accords?

• It resulted in a peace treaty between North Korea and South Korea

• It resulted in a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

• It caused a war between Israel and Egypt

Why did the United States boycott the 1980 Olympics?

• Because of a dispute over the location of the Olympics

• In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• Due to a disagreement with the Olympic Committee

What country stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979, taking 52 Americans hostage?

• Cuba

• Soviet Union

• Iran