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History
Chapter 29 Test REVIEW
Question | Answer |
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What did the Vietnam cease-fire agreement in 1973 lead to? | The removal of American troops from South Vietnam. |
Who was the first President to visit the Soviet Union during peacetime? | Nixon |
What was the relationship between China and the Soviet Union after the Korean War? | They were NOT allies |
What was the reason that President Nixon eventually resigned? | Because of the Watergate scandal. |
What did many Congressional representatives want to happen to Nixon? | They wanted for him to be impeached. |
What country did American forces leave in 1973? | Vietnam |
Who were the 1st astronauts to land on the moon? | Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong |
Four students were killed during antiwar protests at WHAT University? | Kent State |
What President signed a treaty limiting the number of nuclear arms the US and Soviet Union could have? | Nixon |
Did Spiro Agnew replace Nixon as President? | NO |
TRUE OR FALSE? OPEC placed an oil embargo on countries supporting Israel. | TRUE |
TRUE OR FALSE? America's Bicentennial was celebrated in 1976. | TRUE |
TRUE OR FALSE? Viking I was the first spacecraft to land on the moon? | FALSE |
TRUE OR FALSE? Jimmy Carter came from ALabama. | FALSE |
TRUE OR FALSE? Carter's goal as President was to act like a powerful leader. | FALSE |
TRUE OR FALSE? Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin signed the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab country. | TRUE |
TRUE OR FALSE? Iraqi citizens took over the American Embassy in Baghdad. | FALSE |
TRUE OR FALSE? The Soviets invaded Afghanistan because they feared Islamic influence gaining ground in the Soviet Union. | TRUE |
A White House spokesperson originally called WHAT infamous break-in "a third-rate burglary?" | The Watergate Break-in |
WHO resigned because he was under investigation for bribery, extortion, and tax evasion? | Vice President Sprio Agnew. |
Who was the FIRST AND ONLY President who ever resigned from office? | President Nixon |
Inflation and WHAT ELSE was high when Ford took office as President? | Unemployment |
WHAT did President Carter want Americans to use less of? | Energy |
Americans were taken hostage because the US treated WHO for medical problems? | The Shah of Iran |