Why are the Camp David Peace Accord considered Carter's greats achievement?

Ended a long lasting war between Egypt and Israel

Where were immigrants coming from in the 1970's?

Latin America / War torn regions

Why were some Americans against the Panama Canal Treaties?

The canal is too important to leave it to someone else

Which of these is NOT an effect of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

Helped bring an end to the Cold War

Which of these is NOT true about Reaganomics?

Reagan lost his re-election because of this policy

Which of these is NOT true about the Iran-Contra Affair?

President Carter was held responsible

What did glasnost and perestroika signal?

Easing of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union

Why was the 2000 presidential election so controversial?

Confusing recount in Florida determined the winner

What did the OPEC oil embargo highlight?

The interconnectedness of the world economy

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Why are the Camp David Peace Accord considered Carter's greats achievement?
Stopped Germany from unifying
Ended the civil war in Syria
Ended a long lasting war between Egypt and Israel
Helped end the Cold War
2
What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded after takeoff in 1986?
Independence
Apollo
Washington
Challenger
3
Where were immigrants coming from in the 1970's?
Western Europe
None of the above
Soviet Union
Latin America / War torn regions
4
What was Mr. Fritze's favorite class in high school?
Russia Studies
Sociology
Algebra
Developmental Psychology
5
Which event helped lead to the end of the Cold War?
None of the above
Fall of the Curtain
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Fall of communism
6
Why were some Americans against the Panama Canal Treaties?
It damaged globalization
It connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea
All of the above
The canal is too important to leave it to someone else
7
What industry helped the economy boom in the late 1990's?
Health
Auto
High Tech
Agriculture
8
Why was the Persian Gulf War different than the Vietnam War?
Pentagon Papers were censored
Public opinion was against it
Use of high-tech weapons
TV coverage
9
Which of these is NOT an effect of the Iran Hostage Crisis?
U.S. foreign policy shouldn't deny self-determination
The American public lost respect for president Carter
Helped bring an end to the Cold War
Creation of an anti-American Islamic Republic (Iran)
10
What was the main cause of the energy crisis in the 1970's?
Inflation
OPEC oil embargo
Cold War
Watergate
11
Who was the 16th POTUS?
Lincoln
FDR
G-Dubs
Jefferson
12
Which of these is NOT true about Reaganomics?
Reagan lost his re-election because of this policy
"Trickle Down" Theory
In theory, it benefits all social classes
Supply-Side Economics
13
Which of these is NOT true about the Iran-Contra Affair?
President Carter was held responsible
U.S. illegally sold weapons to Iran
Major gov't scandal
U.S. illegally funded the Contras
14
Which of these is NOT true about Watergate?
Nixon obstructed justice
It helped end the Vietnam War
One of the biggest scandals in U.S. history
It was an abuse of power
15
Why did president Clinton (and NATO) send the military to Bosnia/Kosovo?
U.N. ordered the U.S. to intervene
All of the above
Divide Eastern Europe
Stop genocide
16
Which of these was NOT an effect of 9/11?
American economy damaged
Freedom over Security
Military presence in the Middle East
Homeland Security
17
What did glasnost and perestroika signal?
Easing of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union
Star Wars
Renewed build up of nuclear weapons
All of the above
18
What is medicare designed to do?
Get health care to the elderly
Health care for the gov't
Health care for the poor
All of the above
19
Why was Ford's pardon of Nixon so controversial?
It went against public opinion
People thought Ford and Nixon were in KAHOOTS
All of the above
Nixon would've likely gone to prison
20
What is Medicaid designed to do?
None of the above
Health care for the poor
Health care for the elderly
Health care for the gov't
21
Realpolitik = Foreign policy based on what's best for the country. President Carter =
Foreign policy based on morals
Foreign policy based on delegates
Foreign policy based on trade
All of the above
22
1981-1985: What did the Pentagon spent much of its budget on?
Stealth Bombers
Nuclear Weapons
Aircrafts Carriers
Tanks
23
Why was the 2000 presidential election so controversial?
The electoral college decided the winner
The winner stepped down
Confusing recount in Florida determined the winner
Gore-Bush were did not win the primaries
24
What did the OPEC oil embargo highlight?
Nothing
The abundance of oil in the world
The interconnectedness of the world economy
The need for new ship shipping ships
25
What caused the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979?
Anti-American sentiment
U.S. denied self-determination
Iranians took over the U.S. embassy
All of the above
26
How many 'ships' are in the shipping ship saying?
6
5
7
4
27
Why was president Carter's pardon of all draft dodgers controversial?
The guys that followed the rules had to go to war
Hawks were outraged
Men that dodged the draft were free from punishment
All of the above
28
Who was the 40th president?
George HW Bush
Clinton
Reagan
Carter
29
Which of these countries was NOT a superpower during the Cold War
None
USSR
Brazil
USA
30
Which of these is a main duty of the POTUS?
All of the above
Head of the legislative branch
Governor of D.C.
Commander in Chief

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