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By terms of the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977, the US a. would turn over the canal to full Panamanian control immediately b. proposed to turn over the canal to Panama by year 2000 c. promised to build a new canal through panama d. promised to support the current panamanian govt |
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The Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979 was led by a. fidel castro b. A. Somoza c. Sandinistas d. Manuel Noriega |
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The Camp David meeting in 1978 occurred to a. work for recognition of Communist China b. find a solution to problems in middle east c. study the Three Mile Island accident d. none of the above |
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Following the Yom Kippur war, the most powerful Arab weapon in the struggle against Israel became a. soviet missiles b. american diplomatic support c. Arab Oil d. The Palenstine Liberation Organization |
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A major economic problem for President Carter was a. an increase in US exports b. a low tax rate c. a too high tariff d. inflation |
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The Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 a. were supported mostly by republicans b. received congressional but not presidential support c. were ratified by a narrow two-thirds majority d. failed to pass congress |
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The foreign policy issue that probably cost Carter the 1980 election involved a. Iran b. The soviet union c. Red China d. Vietnam |
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America's worst nuclear disaster occurred at a. Chernobyl b. Three Mile Island c. San Onofre d. San Andres |
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One of Gerald Ford's most memorable actions was a. to rescue the hostages in Iran b. bomb the Caribbean Island of Grenada c. Pardon Richard Nixon d. to prevent the fall of south Vietnam to the communists |
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To fight the energy crisis, Jimmy Carter a. called on the national government to take over all oil companies b. proposed buying more foreign oil c. suggested that the US convert to wind power d. supported building more nuclear power plants |
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One of President Carter's most significant foreign policy accomplishments was a. establishing diplomatic relations with cuba b. getting the hostages released from iran c. establishing formal diplomatic relations with Red China d. forcing the soviets out of Afghanistan |
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The US boycotted the 1980 Olympics because a. Soviet Support for the Arabs against Israel b. fear that AMericans would not win many medals c. the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan d. the Cuban Missile Crisis |
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Under Jimmy Carter a. inflation reached a new high b. relations with the soviets improved c. Americans won the most medals ever in the Olympics d. a comprehensive peace plan was reached in the middle east |
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The Equal Rights Amendment a. never passed in congress b. first got introduced in Congress in the 1920's c. got put into effect in 1982 d. got opposed by NOW |
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Ronald Reagan had been a. a peanut farmer b. mayor of Atlanta c. governor of Illinois d. a democrat |
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The only vice president to resign in the 20th century was a. Spiro Agnew b. John C. Calhoun c. Theodore Roosevelt d. Richard Nixon |
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