SSUSH22a International Policies

SSUSH22a International policies

Multiple Choice

Which incident caused the American antiwar movement to pick up steam in 1970?

• the My Lai massacre

• the Bay of Pigs invasion

• the Gulf of Tonkin resolution

• the US's bombing and invasion of Cambodia

Multiple Choice

During the Vietnam War, serious questions were raised concerning the:

• Authority of the Supreme Court in regard to national security

• Extent of the powers of the Commander-in-Chief

• Loyalty of the United States military leaders

• Role of NATO in international peacekeeping

Multiple Choice

President Richard Nixon’s visit to the People’s Republic of China in 1972 was significant because it:

• Decreased United States dependence on Chinese exports

• Reduced tensions between the United States and Communist China

• Brought about the unification of Taiwan and Communist China

• Convinced the Chinese to abandon communism

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a major foreign policy failure during the Carter presidency?

• loss of Panama to the Soviet Union

• failure to foster peace in the Middle East

• American hostages taken in Iran

• failure to protect West Berlin from communism

Multiple Choice

Which activities were major events of President Jimmy Carter’s administration?

• Iran Hostage Crisis, passage of the Camp David Accords

• Whitewater, passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement

• Collapse of the Soviet Union, Desert Storm

• Passage of Medicare, Vietnam