WorksheetsWatergate and The Conservative Revolution Unit Test Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does the image shown represent?
The "Dirty War" in Chile
Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union
Nixon's trip to China
"New Federalism"
What role did the two men in the image play in the Watergate scandal?
They were accused of wiretapping the Watergate Hotel
They chaired the special investigative committee
They spread false information about the Democratic candidates
They reported on the Watergate scandal for the Washington Post
Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Nixon?
The Court ruled that all the requested tapes must be turned over.
The Court ruled in favor of executive privilege.
The Court ruled that President Nixon must resign.
The Court ruled that President Nixon could fire Archibald Cox.
Which of the following did Congress do in response to the government corruption the Watergate investigations uncovered? Select all that apply.
established the Federal Election Commission
passed the Ethics in Government Act
created an Office of Government Ethics
ended corporate campaign funding and advertising
Which of the following strategies did President Carter promote during the Energy Crisis?
Select all that apply.
He provided tax breaks for electric cars and buses.
He promoted the development of coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and solar power.
He banned the production and sale of air conditioners.
He placed taxes on cars that burned a lot of fuel.
What was President Reagan's primary foreign policy goal?
reduce U.S. trade deficits with Asia
fight global terrorism
contain communism
spread democracy to the Middle East
For which groups did President Clinton make repeated attempts to broker a peace agreement?
Croats and Serbs
Iraqis and the Kurds
Israelis and Palestinians
Poles and Russians
Which of the following describes why President Clinton used the U.S. military in the Balkans?
to restore democracy after a string of military coups
to disrupt terrorists' ability to train new recruits
to end violent conflicts between ethnic groups
to deliver humanitarian aid following natural disasters
President Reagan took which action in response to a suicide-bomb attack on a U.S. Marine Corps barracks?
He ordered air strikes against targets in Libya.
He announced an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
He condemned the Soviet Union for supporting terrorism.
He withdrew U.S. peacekeeping troops from Lebanon.
In which area did President Clinton fail to achieve his foreign-policy objective?
promoting free trade and capitalist development in North America
brokering a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the PLO
pressuring NATO to bomb military sites in Serbia
recognizing Kosovo as an independent country
Which foreign policy problem did the United States face as a result of the Persian Gulf War?
reduced U.S. access to oil supplies from the Middle East
development of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East
resentment of the presence of U.S. troops in the Middle East
rise of dictatorships in several countries in the Middle East
In the years immediately after the Cold War, what was the main foreign policy challenge facing the United States?
the rise of totalitarianism in underdeveloped Asian nations
growing political and economic instability in Latin America
the sharp increase in terrorist attacks on American businesses
regional conflicts in Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East
Which president was most affected by the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Carter
Nixon
Reagan
George H.W Bush
Which president is famous for saying "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem."
Carter
Obama
Trump
Reagan
What was the effect the image below on President Carter.
He attempted to free the hostages using diplomacy, and economic sanctions, but it did not work and he was seen as weak, thus costing him the election.
He ordered American special forces units to extract the hostages, and was deemed a hero by Americans, easily winning re-election
He was impeached on the grounds that he allowed American citizens to become hostages in a foreign country.
He ignored the crisis and left Reagan to deal with it.
Which group, with Osama Bin Laden as a leader and American support, fought against the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in the early 1980s?
Al-Qaeda
ISIS (Islamic State in Syria)
Taliban
Mujahideen
The Persian Gulf war, or Operation Desert Storm, was a military and diplomatic success for the United States
True
False
Saddam Hussein was left in power in Iraq after the hostilities ended in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, only to be later captured by US forces in 2003.
True
False
History the best and most important subject in the world because how can we collectively know where we are going if we do not know where we have been?
True
False
