Unit 13 - Foreign and Domestic Policy Since 1972 (v2)

How did the Camp David Accords attempt to address conflict in the Middle East?

• To negotiate a long-term peace agreement between Egypt and Israel

• To coordinate a joint military campaign against Syria

• To organize economic sanctions against oil-producing nations

• To establish a shared government between Arab states

What was the primary purpose of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?

• To limit the development and deployment of nuclear weapons systems

• To eliminate all nuclear weapons held by superpowers

• To expand nuclear cooperation between allied nations

• To increase funding for missile defense programs

President Nixon’s 1972 visit to China is best understood as part of which Cold War strategy?

• Détente aimed at easing tensions with communist nations

• Containment through military alliances in Asia

• Brinkmanship to pressure the Soviet Union

• Isolationism to reduce foreign involvement

Why did many labor union leaders oppose NAFTA in the 1990s?

• They feared American jobs would move to countries with lower wages

• They believed it would increase immigration into the United States

• They expected it would eliminate exports to Canada and Mexico

• They thought it would raise tariffs on American goods

What was the main goal of the U.S.-led coalition in Operation Desert Storm?

• To force Iraqi troops to withdraw from Kuwait

• To remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq

• To stop the spread of communism in the Middle East

• To gain permanent control of Middle Eastern oil reserves

What was the primary economic goal of NAFTA?

• To create a free trade zone among the United States, Canada, and Mexico

• To increase tariffs to protect domestic industries

• To reduce immigration from Mexico into the United States

• To nationalize major industries across North America

What event triggered the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979?

• Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

• The United States placed sanctions on Iranian oil exports

• Soviet troops entered Iranian territory

• The Shah formed a military alliance with Israel

“We will direct every resource at our command… to disrupt and defeat global terror networks.” This statement most directly led to which policy?

• A global campaign targeting terrorist organizations

• Immediate withdrawal of troops from foreign bases

• Expansion of humanitarian aid programs worldwide

• Increased isolation from Middle Eastern conflicts

The international community’s response to Rwanda in the 1990s is most criticized for failing to prevent what?

• Ethnic violence resulting in genocide

• A widespread famine across Central Africa

• A deadly outbreak of infectious disease

• The collapse of democratic governments

What is a major criticism of the USA PATRIOT Act?

• It expanded government surveillance at the expense of civil liberties

• It reduced the ability of agencies to track terrorist threats

• It eliminated cooperation between federal and local authorities

• It restricted immigration from allied nations