1970s & 1980s US History Review

What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

• Cuba
• China
• Soviet Union
• Both China and Soviet Union

Detente was about:

• Easing tensions between the US and USSR

• Increasing tensions between the US and USSR

• Punishing the USSR

• Containing the USSR

The United States imposed an arms embargo on Cuba on March 14, 1958, during the armed conflict of 1953-1958 between rebels led by Fidel Castro and the Fulgencio Batista régime. What is an embargo?

• Cut off the country. No longer trade with them.

• imposing high tariffs on goods.

• Light restrictions on trade.

• Military tactic where troops storm the country at all sides.

What was the name of the scandal that involved the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters?

• Break-in scandal

• Nixon scandal

• Watergate scandal

• DNC scandal

Which event in the 1970s involved the seizure of American embassy personnel in Iran?

• Iranian Civil War

• Iranian Revolution

• Iran hostage crisis

• Iranian Nuclear Program

Which crisis in the 1970s involved the prolonged detention of American embassy personnel in Iran?

• Watergate scandal

• Arab-Israeli conflict

• Iranian Revolution

• Iran hostage crisis

What was the major issue that Jimmy Carter focused on during his presidency?

• Foreign policy

• Energy crisis

• Unemployment

• Education reform

Which U.S. President signed the agreement to return the Panama Canal Zone to Panama in the 1970s?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

• Space Force

• Star Wars

• Star Trek

• Ender's Game

What word best describes Ronald Reagan?

• Liberal

• Conservative

• Progressive

• Socialist