Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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The foreign policy of dtente was mainly intended to
a. | contain communism. | c. | increase international respect for human rights | b. | ease Cold War
tensions | d. | raise U.S.
prestige among the international community. |
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With what nation did the United States sign the SALT I Treaty?
a. | Iran | c. | the Soviet Union | b. | Afghanistan | d. | the People’s Republic of
China |
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What did Henry Kissinger believe should be the main consideration of the
United States in conducting relations with another nation?
a. | that nation’s power | c. | the political beliefs of that
nation’s leaders | b. | that nation’s geographical
location | d. | the respect shown
for human rights by that nation’s leaders |
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In 1972, the “plumbers” were caught breaking into the offices
of
a. | OPEC | c. | the Democratic National Committee | b. | the CIA | d. | the Committee to Reelect the
President |
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Who presided over the trial of the Watergate “plumbers”?
a. | Sam Ervin | c. | John Sirica | b. | John Dean | d. | G. Gordon Liddy |
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President Nixon’s resignation most directly followed the
a. | Saturday Night Massacre. | c. | release of taped presidential
conversations. | b. | resignation of Vice-President Agnew. | d. | indictment of Mitchell, Haldeman, and
Ehrlichman |
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All of the following were forced to resign from office by the Watergate scandal
except
a. | Spiro Agnew. | c. | John Ehrlichman | b. | H. R. Haldeman | d. | Richard M.
Nixon |
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Which of the following was the foundation of President Ford’s foreign
policy?
a. | human rights | c. | the containment of communism | b. | the continuation of
dtente | d. | reducing the cost of
foreign oil |
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Which of the following did President Carter believe was the most important
domestic problem faced by the United States?
a. | inflation | c. | civil rights | b. | the energy crisis | d. | poverty and
homelessness |
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10.
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Who was the leader of a revolutionary government in Iran with which the United
States eventually cut off diplomatic relations?
a. | Anwar Sadat | c. | Mohammed Pahlavi | b. | Menachem Begin | d. | Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini |
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The main goal of President Nixon’s New Federalism was to
a. | restore law and order to the nation | c. | limit the power of the Supreme
Court | b. | increase the power of the presidency | d. | reduce the power of the federal
government. |
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During the 1970s, a number of nations formed OPEC in order to
a. | control inflation | c. | reduce the risk of nuclear weapons. | b. | control the price of
oil. | d. | set standards to
protect the environment |
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During Nixon’s presidency, the United States first officially
recognized
a. | Israel | c. | Taiwan. | b. | the Soviet Union | d. | the People’s Republic of
Chin |
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The Watergate cover-up began immediately after
a. | the burglars were arrested | c. | the trial for the burglars
began | b. | the burglars were convicted. | d. | the Committee to Reelect the President was
formed. |
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To which of the following were the “plumbers” most closely
connected?
a. | the FBI | c. | the White House | b. | the CIA | d. | the Democratic
Party |
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Who gave the order that resulted in the Saturday Night Massacre?
a. | John Dean | c. | John Mitchell | b. | Richard M. Nixon | d. | Eliot
Richardson |
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Which of the following reflects the correct chronological order?
a. | “plumbers” arrested
Nixon reelected
articles of
impeachment adopted
Nixon resigns
Nixon pardoned | c. | Nixon reelected
“plumbers” arrested
Nixon resigns
Nixon
pardoned
rticles of impeachment adopted | b. | “plumbers” arrested
Nixon
reelected
Nixon resigns
articles of impeachment adopted
Nixon
pardoned | d. | Nixon reelected
“plumbers” arrested
Nixon resigns
articles of impeachment
adopted
Nixon pardoned |
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Gerald Ford was responsible for all of the following except
a. | vetoing more than 50 pieces of legislation | c. | the “Whip Inflation
Now” program. | b. | negotiating the SALT I
Treaty. | d. | the continued
easing of Cold War tensions |
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9. Which of the following was the most significant element in Jimmy
Carter’s foreign policy ?
a. | realpolitik | c. | human rights issues | b. | energy issues | d. | the containment of
communism |
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Who adopted the Southern strategy in the hopes of winning election?
a. | Gerald Ford | c. | Henry Kissinger | b. | Jimmy Carter | d. | Richard M.
Nixon |
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