UNIT 10 TEST REVIEW GPS U.S. History

SSCG 25

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush First U.S. President to resign from office? Richard Nixon

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Nixon was successful in doing this? Opening China

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Nixon opened China by using this foreign policy? Detente

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Nixon was forming good relations with China in order to use China as? Leverage in negotiating with Soviet Union

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Nixon tried to cover-up his advisors being involved in the Break-in of the Democratic National headquarters? Watergate Scandal

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Watergate had this affect on the opinion of the U.S. people about government? Distrust of Government

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This person became President of the United States when Richard M. Nixon resigned? Gerald Ford

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This was Ford’s first official act as President of the United States? Pardoned Nixon

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush President Ford also did this while in office? Granted Amnesty to Draft Dodgers

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This President tried to bring peace to the Middle East? Jimmy Carter

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This was a meeting set up by Carter with Egyptian President and Israeli Prime Minister in 1978 to sign a peace treaty? Camp David Accords

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush The Egyptian President that met at the Camp David Accords? Anwar Sadat

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush The Israeli Prime Minister that met at the Camp David Accords? Menachem Begin

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush The Shah of Iran (Friend of U.S.) was ousted by Muslim religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini? Iranian Revolution 1979

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush President Carter allowed this person into the U.S. to receive medical treatment which caused an outrage in Iran? Shah of Iran

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Iranian revolutionaries invaded U.S. embassy in Iran and took 52 American Captives to retaliate to the Shah in the U.S.? Iranian Hostage Crisis

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Conservative President in the 1980s that wanted to decrease the size and role of the federal government? Ronald Reagan

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Economic theory to cut social welfare programs, give tax cuts to business, and increase Defense spending? Reaganomics

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush In short, the main goal of Reaganomics was to? Stimulate the U.S. economy by cutting taxes

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush In Reaganomics, this term refers to workers benefiting from the increase in business profits? Trickle Down Economics

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This group of people was hurt by Reaganomics Budget Cuts? Lower income Americans

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Reagan’s biggest failure in international policy; Used profits from gun sales to Iran to fund a rebellion in Nicaragua? Iran-Contra Scandal

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This individual accepted most of the blame for the Iran Contra Affair during Reagan’ administration? Oliver North

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This was President Reagan’s biggest International success? Collapse of the Soviet Union / End of the Cold War

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush President Reagan became friends with Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev and Reagan gets credit for this? Fall of Berlin Wall

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) to implement satellites in Space to be an anti- missile system defense was called ? Star Wars

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Second President of the United States to be Impeached? Bill Clinton

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush President Clinton and the leaders of Canada and Mexico signed this to remove trade barriers between their countries? NAFTA

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush NAFTA stands for this? North American Free Trade Agreement

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush NAFTA provided this to Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.? Free Trade (tariff free) trade zone

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Opponents (people who disagreed) with NAFTA believed it would do this? Send Jobs to Mexico / Harm the Environment

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This is what President Bill Clinton was impeached for? Perjury

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Perjury means? Lying under Oath

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush President Bill Clinton was impeached for this because he asked Monica to lie? Obstruction of Justice

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush The importance of this was emphasized in the 2000 Presidential Election? Electoral College

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, & the Pentagon were attacked by Terrorists on this day? September 11, 2001

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush The terroristic attack in 2001 is known as? 9/11

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This Person was President of the United States during 9/11? George W. Bush

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush U.S. Congress declared war on this after 9/11? War on Terror

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This terrorist group was responsible for 9/11 attacks? Al Qaeda

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush Leader of the terrorist group was responsible for 9/11 attacks? Osama Bin Laden

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush U.S. invaded this nation to eliminate Al Qaeda Training Camps? Afghanistan

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This was the name of the invasion of Afghanistan? Operation Enduring Freedom

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush U.S. invaded this nation to prevent Saddam Hussein from providing Al-Qaeda terrorists with Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)? Iraq

Changing Political Ideologies: Carter-Bush This was the name of the invasion of Iraq? Operation Iraqi Freedom