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WorksheetsUS II Unit 6 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
How could the detente policy best be described?
a)
Base decisions off of what helps the US economically
b)
All communists share ideas and are our enemies
c)
Human rights are the top priority
d)
America must isolate itself completely
2.
Which best illustrates how the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini thought of the US in the 1970s?
a)
The US has betrayed our Shah, so we must avenge him.
b)
If the US keeps buying our oil they are our friends.
c)
Communism must be resisted in the Middle East
d)
The US is responsible for the destruction of Iran
3.
Which of the following would Nixon most likely support?
a)
Powerful local governments
b)
Creating enemies based on political ideology
c)
Increasing American welfare opportunities
d)
Damaging the environment in the interest of corporate America
4.
Which of the following is referred to as the "smoking gun" in the Watergate Scandal?
a)
Recording of Nixon admitting to setting up Watergate
b)
Mysterious gap in the Watergate tapes
c)
Recording of Nixon admitting to attempting to cover-up the Watergate investigation
d)
Plumbers found to be paid directly from Nixon's personal bank account
5.
What was Jimmy Carter's greatest success as President in regards to foreign policy?
a)
The Panama Canal
b)
SALT II negotiations
c)
The Camp David Accords
d)
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
6.
What was most important to President Carter in foreign policy?
a)
Human Rights
b)
Detente
c)
Realpolitik
d)
The Vietnam War
7.
What was President Ford's rationale for pardoning Nixon?
a)
Nixon had been punished by having to resign
b)
The US could only heal by moving on from Watergate
c)
Nixon had worked out a deal with Ford before he chose him as VP
d)
Nixon's impressive foreign policy record
8.
Which event made Carter so successful in the 1976 election?
a)
The Watergate Scandal
b)
Gerald Ford's immense popularity
c)
The Camp David Accords
d)
The increased support for environmentalism
9.
What was the trigger that caused the Iran Hostage Crisis?
a)
The Iranian Revolution installed the Ayatollah to power
b)
The US supporting Israel
c)
OPEC raising oil prices
d)
The US letting the Shah into the country for cancer treatment
10.
Which of the following was not a consequence of the inflation that stained the Carter presidency?
a)
Americans are able to save more money than ever before
b)
Necessity prices increases
c)
The car industry suffers
d)
Americans are unable to save
11.
The Japanese car industry profited off of the inflation in the 1970s.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
President Nixon was known for being anti-environmental awareness.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The SALT I treaty was a significant step in ending the nuclear arms race.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Expanding America's relationship with China was the highlight of Nixon's presidency.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The policy of realpolitik suggested that different communist countries had the same ideologies.
a)
True
b)
False
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