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Question 8
How the government reported about Vietnam War, and this event, led to growing public mistrust in the US government?
Group of answer choices

a.)Chappaquiddick Incident

b.)the CIA data leak

c.)Iran-Contra Affair

d.)Watergate scandal


Question 9
Why did China decide to open relations with the US after Nixon’s multiple attempts?
Group of answer choices

a.)The US offered protection against an uprising in rural China

b.)The US offered to stop trading with Japan so that Chinese goods would cost more on the world market

c.)China wanted the US to invade the Korean peninsula and overthrow the government of South Korea

d.)China’s increased conflict with the Soviet Union over territory led China to work with the US

Question 10
What would be a cause the National Organization of Women (NOW) would most likely support?
Group of answer choices

a.)promoting the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

b.)repealing all abortion laws

c.) sexual discrimination cases in the workplace

d.)all of these


Question 11
The growth of the Women’s Movement, an effort devoted strictly to women’s causes, led to
Group of answer choices

a.)a decrease in awareness for women’s issues

b.)creation of National Organization of Women (NOW)

c.)creation of Women for Equal American Rights (WEAR)

d.)inclusion of women in the armed forces


Question 12
A positive effect of the Watergate scandal was it showed constitutional protection of the media allowed reporters to expose issues and
Group of answer choices

a.)the effectiveness of democracy, particularly checks and balances

b.)the Republican and Democratic parties were united in their opposition to the free press

c.)President Nixon was forced to end the Cold War after the scandal was discovered

d.)it forced the media to reveal their sources


Question 13
Why did President Ford pardon former President Nixon?
Group of answer choices

a.)President Ford was concerned that former President Nixon would lead an uprising if he was not pardoned

b.)dragging out Watergate questions was distracting country from present issues

c.)Secretary of State Henry Kissinger believed that it would help to ease tensions in Vietnam

d.)all of these


Question 14
What was the primary effect of the War Powers Act
Group of answer choices

a.)gave the president of the US exclusive power to declare war

b.)all of these

c.)removed requirements to get Congress to approve military action

d.)gave shared power between executive and legislative branches during times of war


Question 15
How did the Iranians seizing the US Embassy in Iran (Iranian Hostage Crisis) impact President Carter?
Group of answer choices

a.)Carter joined forces with the USSR to ensure the safe return of the hostages

b.)Carter declared war on Iran in 1979 which started the First Gulf War

c.)Carter approved a controversial takeover of the Iranian Embassy in the US and expelled all their diplomats

d.)Carter’s failure to get the hostages back ruined his re-election chance in 1980


Question 16
What did the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signal?
Group of answer choices

a.)The European Union would have to lead the way for environmental regulation

b.)The US public was serious about creating a healthy and sustainable environment

c.)A new global organization would now regulate environmental issues

d.)The US government was not serious about protecting the environment


Question 17
Why did Nixon decide to resign as President of the US?
Group of answer choices

a.)He felt guilty for increasing the involvement of US troops in the Vietnam War and decided that it would be best for the country if he resigned.

b.)He was offered a job in the private sector as an adviser to the director of the FBI

c.)He was tired of being president and wanted to travel the world

d.)He wanted to resign before he could be convicted during his impeachment because the Watergate scandal

Question 18
A participant of Earth Day would have most likely
Group of answer choices

a.)opposed environmental regulations that limit the amount of pollution from cars

b.)supported the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

c.)want to increase the number of highways and cars on the road world wide

d.)encouraged clear cutting old growth forests to create new farm lands


Question 19
What were the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?
Group of answer choices

a.)Treaty signed with Libya, Somalia, Egypt, and Turkey that limited arms trade among Muslim extremists

b.)Peace treaty reducing conflict where Israel withdrew from Sinai Peninsula and Egypt recognized Israel as a nation

c.)Organization of Middle Eastern countries that formed together to unify against the USSR (similar to NATO)

d.)Agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to withdraw troops from Iraq and Yemen

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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8)   Watergate scandal

9)  China’s increased conflict with the Soviet Union over territory led China to work with the US

10)  all of   the these

11)  creation of National Organization of Women (NOW)

12)  the effectiveness of democracy, particularly checks and balances

13)  dragging out Watergate questions was distracting country from present issues

14)  gave shared power between executive and legislative branches during times of war

15)  Carter’s failure to get the hostages back ruined his re-election chance in 1980

16)  The US public was serious about creating a healthy and sustainable environment

17)  He wanted to resign before he could be convicted during his impeachment because the Watergate scandal

18)  supported the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

19)  Peace treaty reducing conflict where Israel withdrew from Sinai Peninsula and Egypt recognized Israel as a nation

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