Nixon to Clinton Review for Exam

Which nation took American hostages in the late 1970s causing an international incident?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Afghanistan

• North Korea

Which policy does the 1980s Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) best exemplify?

• Paying down the debt

• Supply Side Economics

• Contract with America

• Peace Through Strength

Which of the following is the best description of a person who creates a business?

• investor

• entrepreneur

• regulator

• stock broker

All of the following events happened during Richard Nixon’s term except…

• Environmental Agency creation

• Equal Rights Amendment fails to be adopted

• SALT agreement

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

Which of the following presidents were Republicans?

• Nixon and Carter

• Nixon and Ford

• Carter and Reagan

• Bush and Clinton

Which of the following presidents were Democrats?

• Nixon and Carter

• Reagan and Bush

• Carter and Clinton

• Ford and Bush

When Richard Nixon visited both China and the Soviet Union it was an example of…

• Détente

• Vietnamization

• Peace through Strength

• Contract with America

What tool did OPEC use to punish the United States during the 1970s?

• An oil embargo

• Boycott of American goods

• Refusal to accept American dollars

• Increased inflation

The end of the Soviet Union was most directly related to...

• Berlin Wall Falling, President of Russia Elected, Freedom for the Baltic States

• SALT Negotiations, President Reagan’s Supply Side Economics

• Cuban Missile Crisis, Apollo Mission to the Moon, Invasion of Afghanistan

• OPEC Oil embargo, US Boycott of Olympics, Contract with America

What was the cause of the Contract with America?

• Election of a Republican majority in congress

• President Clinton’s re-election in 1996

• Reaganomics

• Peace Through Strength