** President Ford pardons Nixon** pardon=________________________ **

“Security Council Approves Use of Force Against

Communist Invaders”

“President Truman Fires General MacArthur”

“Armistice Divides Nation at 38th Parallel”

1. These headlines refer to which international

conflict?

(1) World War I (3) Korean War

(2) World War II (4) Persian Gulf War
2. Most opponents of the Senate hearings led by

Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s

argued that these investigations

(1) weakened the armed forces of the nation

(2) violated the constitutional rights of many

people

(3) undermined the powers of the president

(4) encouraged the spread of communism

3. In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent

federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to

(1) protect civil rights marchers

(2) help African Americans register to vote

(3) enforce a Supreme Court decision to

desegregate public schools

(4) end race riots resulting from a bus boycott
4. The president acted as commander in chief in

response to which event of the civil rights

movement?

(1) refusal of the governor of Arkansas to obey a

federal court order to integrate public schools

in Little Rock

(2) desegregation of the city bus system in

Montgomery, Alabama

(3) arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. during

protests in Birmingham, Alabama

(4) assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi
“Batista Driven from Power”

“Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails”

“U-2 Planes Reveal Soviet Missiles”

5. These headlines refer to the relationship between

the United States and

(1) Canada (3) Mexico

(2) Cuba (4) Panama
6. Which development led to the other three?

(1) The United States government increased

funding for science and math education.

(2) The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik

satellite.

(3) A joint Soviet-American space mission was

announced.

(4) President John F. Kennedy set the goal of

landing a man on the Moon.
7. Which development is most closely associated

with the belief in the domino theory?

(1) military involvement in Vietnam

(2) construction of the Berlin Wall

(3) signing of the nuclear test ban treaty

(4) end of the Korean War

8. One reason for the creation of the Peace Corps

by President John F. Kennedy was to

(1) stop the spread of AIDS in Africa and Asia

(2) gain control of territory in Latin America

(3) provide workers for industrial nations

(4) give support to developing nations

9. A major goal of President Lyndon Johnson’s

Great Society program was to

(1) control economic inflation

(2) end poverty in the United States

(3) repeal several New Deal social programs

(4) return responsibility for welfare programs to

the states
10. The United States policy of détente can best be

described as an effort to

(1) reduce tensions with the Soviet Union

(2) negotiate peace agreements with North Korea

(3) halt the arms race with China

(4) end an embargo against Cuba

11.The primary purpose of President Richard

Nixon’s policy of détente was to

(1) expand United States military involvement in

Southeast Asia

(2) assure an adequate supply of oil from the

Middle East

(3) ease tensions between the United States and

the Soviet Union

(4) maintain a favorable balance of trade with

China
12. The policy of détente pursued by President

Richard Nixon was an effort to

(1) increase foreign aid to African nations

(2) maintain access to East Asian markets

(3) reduce conflict with the Soviet Union

(4) end trade barriers among Western Hemisphere

Nations
13. President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign from

the presidency in 1974 was based primarily on

(1) developments in the Watergate investigation

(2) backlash from his policies toward China and

the Soviet Union

(3) protests against his secret military actions

during the Vietnam War

(4) accusations of trading arms for hostages
14. Which event led to the investigations that

resulted in the resignation of President Richard

Nixon?

(1) a decision to escalate the war in Vietnam

(2) a presidential decision to freeze wages and

prices

(3) a break-in at the headquarters of the

Democratic National Committee

(4) an oil embargo by the Organization of

Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

15. What was the primary reason Richard Nixon

resigned his presidency?

(1) He was convicted of several serious crimes.

(2) He was facing impeachment by the House of

Representatives.

(3) His reelection was declared invalid by the

Supreme Court.

(4) His actions in Cambodia and Laos were

exposed in the Pentagon Papers.
16. The Camp David Accords negotiated by

President Jimmy Carter were important because

they

(1) reduced tensions in the Middle East

(2) renewed diplomatic relations between the

United States and China

(3) slowed the pace of the nuclear arms race

(4) provided for cooperation with the Soviet

Union in the exploration of outer space
17. President Ronald Reagan’s supply-side economic

policy was successful in

(1) increasing government spending on social

programs

(2) lowering tax rates on personal and business

income

(3) reducing defense spending

(4) enforcing stricter environmental regulations

18. One similarity in the policies of President

Herbert Hoover and President Ronald Reagan is

that both supported

(1) a reduction of military spending

(2) the end of Social Security

(3) appointment of a woman to the Supreme

Court

(4) economic changes favoring big business

Unit VIII: The 21^st Century & Need to know Court Cases

George H. Bush (1989-1993)	Bill Clinton (1993- 2001)	George W. Bush (2001- 2009)	Barack Obama
Invasion of Panama- ordered troops to capture General Noriega to face drug charges. Persian Gulf War- goes into Iraq after Saddam Hussein invaded the OIL country of Kuwait. Bosnia & the Balkans- UN helped to end genocide & ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. Genocide-	Health Care Reform- In 1993 the reformed aimed at trying to have all Americans have Health Care. Many thought too expensive. Scandal & Impeachment- His lying about an affair while in office. Economy was full of growth & Prosperity. Prosperity- NAFTA (1992)-	Did not receive Popular Vote!! Taxes & decline of economy- attempted to cut taxes but economy was reaching a recession. Education Reform- No Child Left Behind bill trying to reform education system. September 11- War in Iraq-	1st African American President. Continues with Middle East issues (Iraq)

September 11^th Impacts:

Patriot Act of 2001- gives new powers to the government that take away civil liberties(rights) from American Citizens. “we’re watching you”

Homeland Security- new department that focuses on fighting terrorism.

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