Unit 7 Assessment
Why did President Carter cut off aid to Argentina in 1978?
A brutal military dictatorship had emerged there, waging a dirty war against its own citizens.
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Iran Crisis?
After Carter refused the deposed shah entry for medical treatment in the United States, his exiled internal security force invaded the U.S. Embassy in Teheran and took American hostages.
What major innovation in computers occurred in 1984
Apple introduced the window interface and the mouse.
Which of the following BEST describes Nixon's foreign policy of "detente?"
As demonstrated by diplomatic visits to both China and the Soviet Union, Nixon sought a peaceful co-existence with communist nations.
Why did the fight over busing become so violent in Boston in the mid-1970s?
Boston's tightly knit Irish-American community in the South Boston fought integration violently
Which of the following assessments of the Carter administration in 1980 is accurate?
Carter's approval ratings in 1980 had fallen lower then Nixon's at the time of his resignation.
What setback did the advocated of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 suffer in 1976?
Congress overrode Ford's veto and ended federal funding for abortion in the Medicaid program
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the impact of the sexual revolution?
Divorce rates actually declined during the 1970s, but the number of Americans women who had never been married went up.
What is one thing that we can assert from Robert Ode's journal of his confinement?
He obviously believed that complaining to Hamid might help his situation
What did events surrounding the Watergate break-in and cover-up suggest about Richard Nixon?
He was willing to condone illegal activity if it would silence his political enemies.
Which best defines the relationship between the American government and the new Khomeini leadership in Iran?
Khomeini leaders viewed the US government as uncooperative while the US viewed them as terrorist.
What was the name of the school teacher that went up in the Space shuttle Challenger?
Krista Mcauliffe
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
Oliver North - national security advisor Phyllis Schlafly - staunch opponent of the ERA Henry Kissinger - Iran-Contra affair Jimmy Carter - Camp David Accords George Bush - Reagan's vice president Sandra Day O'Conner - first woman appointed on the Supreme Court Warren Burger - Supreme Court chief justice Jerry Falwell - leader of the Moral Majority Ronald Reagan - Strategic Defense Initiative Richard Nixon - supporter of the Family Assistance Plan Geraldine - vice presidential candidate Mikhail Gorbachev - Soviet leader
According to the documentary, Starting Over, 1988 and 1989 were filled with what across the world?
Rock and Roll
The economic condition known as stagflation was caused by:
Stagnant economic growth and high inflation
What led to the congressional discovery that the FBI had spied on millions of Americans in the 1960s?
The Church Committee investigations.
What victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986?
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning homosexual acts.
Why did the CIA seek to destabilize the government of Chile after 1970?
The country had elected socialist Salvador Allende into office.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai massacre.
The event prompted Americans to reflect more deeply on the implications of the Nuremberg trails.
What were the results of the U.S. invasion of neutral Cambodia in 1970?
The invasion destabilized the nation and ushered in a murderous regime.
What triggered the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?
The invasion of US troops in 1970
How did Phyllis Schlafly and her supporters invoke the principle of freedom in the battle over the ERA
They argued it was the "free enterprise system" that truly liberated american women, because home appliances freed...
Why did the gay and lesbian movement become a major concern for the political right after the late 1960s?
Thousands of new civil rights movements encouraged gays and lesbians to "come out"
in 1975, the Vietnam War ended:
as the only war lost by the United States
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant:
brought a halt to the nuclear energy industry's expansion
Under the Nixon administration, the United States:
continued to undermine Third World governments.
The "Second Gilded Age"
could describe the 1980s, a decade where making deals was more profitable for companies than making products.
Summarizing the articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon, on could assert that Congress mainly felt that Nixon was guilty of _________?
covering up things done by his subordinates and lying about it.
The Nixon Administration:
created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational safety and health Administration (OSHA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
The Moral Majority
feared family values were being undermined
Affirmative action was:
first pursued and then abandoned by the Nixon administration.
The election of 1980 reflected:
growing frustration over American's condition.
President Carter's foreign policy emphasized:
human rights as diplomatic priority.
Mikhail Gorbachev:
inaugurated political openness and economic reform in the Soviet Union
During the 1970s, conservatives:
insisted on more local control and resisted the power of the federal government.
According to Robert Ode, what was on of the worst parts of his confinement?
not knowing anything going on in the outside world
Reagan's economic policies
resulted in a rise in economic inequality
Determined to overturn the Vietnam syndrome, President Reagan:
sent troops to Gernada and Lebanon
During the 1970s, evangelical Christians:
significantly increased in number, as they became more vocal.
What was the nickname of Ronald Reagan's strategic defense initiative?
star wars
According to Documentary, A New World, during the 1980s more and more Ivy League graduates were choosing careers as ________?
stockbrokers
Opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment, like Phyllis Schlafly, argued that the passage of ERA would:
take away a woman's right to be a housewife.
The Church committe revealed that since the beginning of the Cold War:
the CIA and FBI had engaged in abusive actions.
When they were arrested, the burglars at the Watergate apartment complex were breaking into:
the Democratic Party headquarters
Geraldine Ferraro is best known as:
the first female Supreme Court justice.
Bowers v. Hardwick
upheld the constitutionality of state laws outlawing homosexual acts.
In order to protect U.S. interests, the Carter Doctrine declared that the United States would:
use military force, particularly in the Persian Gulf.
The Iran-Contra affair:
was the greatest scandal of the Reagan administration
The Equal Rights Amendment:
A and C
What motivated the Sagebrush Rebellion?
A and C