American History Unit 9 Part 2

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interest

A certain percentage or amount used in payment to the lender for use of money

cruise missile

A long range, jet propelled, winged bomb.

true

Abortion has become one of the most divisive moral issues of the modern era. True False

diplomacy

Art of managing international negotiations

true

Carter issued a full pardon for all who had run from the draft during the Vietnam war. True False

Nixon

Gerald Ford became unpopular when he pardoned KissingerNixonAgnewJohnson.

CIA

In 1975, George Bush was the director of what organization? ACLU FBI CIA MBI

Iran

In 1979, hostages were taken at the American embassy in KoreaIranIsraelCambodia.

amoral

Lacking moral judgment or sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

racketeering

Obtaining money or benefit illegally.

true

One of the major domestic crises of Bush's administration was the Savings and Loan Scandal. True False

abortion

One of the most far-reaching court cases of the 70s was the Roe v. Wade decision because it made gamblingalcoholabortiondrafts legal.

4

One of the names brought up in the Iran-Contra scandal was: Henry Kissinger General William Westmoreland Fidel Castro Lt. Col. Oliver North Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

assets

Property of a person or business.

military

Reagan wanted a strong: educational system military legislature court system

Star Wars

Reagan's proposed spaced-based missile defense system was given what nickname by the media? Final Frontier Star Wars Cold War Reaganomics

Communicator

Ronald Reagan was known as "The Great OratorCommunicatorMediatorNegotiator."

1,4

The Camp David Accords were reached between what TWO nations? Egypt Cambodia Iran Israel Turkey

deficit

The excess of what is owed over available funds.

true

The foreign policy Jimmy Carter passed was based on Christian views of human rights. True False

intellectual property

The right of ownership belonging to the person who produced the idea.

Columbia

The shuttle program began with the flight of the ColumbiaApolloChallengerMercury.

electorate

Those qualified to vote in an election.

false

Throughout his presidency, Nixon continued to look at communism as a single, world-wide entity. True False

balm

To act in a quieting manner.

free trade

Trade carried on without governmental control.

Afghanistan

U.S. and Soviet relations were severely strained during the Soviet invasion of what country? Afghanistan Iraq Thailand Pakistan

true

Until the 1970s, China was completely isolated. True False

2,4,5

What serious problems did Jimmy Carter face during his term of office? Watergate Iran Hostage Crisis the Vietnam War Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the end of detente Cuban Missile Crisis

control of oil production

Which of the following was not part of the environmental cleanup? control of oil production Endangered Species Act National Pollution Controls Superfund clean up

1

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court? Sandra Day O'Connor Geraldine Ferraro Margaret Thatcher Frances Perkins

Ford

Who was the only man who served as both vice president and president and yet was not elected to either office? Nixon Ford Kennedy Johnson


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