The Modern Era US History

What was Nixon's policy to ease tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• containment

• Strength through Peace

• détente

• entente

What happened to Nixon as a result of Watergate?

• Elected to a second term

• Resigned from office

• Interviewed on CNN

• Impeached and removed from office

What caused the Energy Crisis that started in the 1970s?

• The BP oil spill off the Gulf Coast

• The oil embargo by OPEC

• New regulation against fracking

• The Iran-Iraq War

What was the peace agreement that President Carter made between Israel and Egypt?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Paris Peace Agreement

• Helsinki Accords

• Camp David Accords

What 1979 crisis happened in Iran with American hostages held for 444 days?

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Bay of Pigs

• Iran Contra Affair

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Hillary Clinton

• Ruth Ginsberg

• Sandra Day O'Connor

What was the Reagan scandal that involved the sale of weapons to Iran to fund a revolution?

• Iran Contra Affair

• Teapot Dome

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Watergate

Why did President George H. W. Bush commit United States troops to the Persian Gulf War in late 1990?

• Stop the creation of nuclear weapons

• To liberate Kuwait and protect our oil interests

• Stop Al Qaeda from further terrorist attacks

• Gain access to the Suez Canal

What was the agreement to reduce trade barriers between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico?

• GATT

• NATO

• NAFTA

• WTO

What led to the creation of the USA Patriot Act and Dept. of Homeland Security?

• Another Red Scare

• Terrorist attacks on September 11

• The start of the second Cold War

• The war in Iraq