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 one of the main reasons President Ford lost to Carter in the 1976 Presidential Election?

• Forgiving Vietnam deserters and draft dodgers

• Low inflation

• Pardoning Nixon

• The Iran Hostage Crisis

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

In November 1979, revolutionaries stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage. The Carter administration tried unsuccessfully to negotiate for the hostages release. On January 20, 1981, the day Carter left office, Iran released the Americans, ending their 444 days in captivity.

• Iran Contra Affair

• OPEC Hostage Crisis

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Tehran Hostage Crisis