Nixon, Ford, & Carter Review

What President was involved in the Watergate scandal?

• Ford

• Carter

• Reagan

• Nixon

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

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

During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?

• Tape recordings
• Transcripts of his conversations
• Contracts of different CREEP members
• Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

What was the main reason Ford lost against Carter?

• Forgiving Vietnam deserters and draft dodgers

• Low inflation

• Pardoning Nixon

• The Iran Hostage Crisis

One similarity between the 1930s and 1970s was that both decades were characterized by...

• American troops sent to fight an unpopular war

• Acquisition of land oversees

• A trusted government

• weak economies with high unemployment

The presidency of Gerald Ford was unique because he...

• was not elected to either the presidency or the vice-presidency

• ran for office as a nonpartisan candidate

• resigned from the office of President

• won the office by running as a third-party ticket

Under Ford's presidency, South Vietnam fell to...

• China

• USSR

• Cambodia

• North Vietnam

What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia?

• oil
• tourism
• trade routes
• selling American-made products

What did Iranian student activists do when the Shah of Iran was treated in an American hospital?

• they terrorized American travelers in Europe
• they forced an attack on Iraq
• they seized the American embassy and took hostages
• they staged an overthrow of the government