The American Journey, Illinois Edition

Chapter 31: Search for Stability

Search for Stability

1.
The first president to visit the People’s Republic of China was __________.
A)John Kennedy
B)Richard Nixon
C)Jimmy Carter
D)Gerald Ford
2.
Following policies based on national interests rather than political ideology is called __________.
A)détente
B)realpolitik
C)glasnost
D)reality policy
3.
The war in the Middle East in 1973 was called the __________.
A)Yom Kippur War
B)Six-Day War
C)Rosh Hashanah War
D)Gulf War
4.
Nixon appointed all of the following to the Supreme Court except __________.
A)Harry Blackmun
B)Lewis Powell
C)William Rehnquist
D)Antonin Scalia
5.
In 1972 the Democratic Party Headquarters was located in __________.
A)Belvoir
B)Hunting Towers
C)the Watergate complex
D)Wolf Trap Farm
6.
Vice President __________ was forced to resign because of a scandal that took place when he was governor of Maryland.
A)Gerald Ford
B)Walter Mondale
C)Spiro Agnew
D)Dan Quayle
7.
OPEC stands for __________.
A)the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
B)Organizers for Peace Exchanges and Culture
C)the Organization for Property and Economic Causes
D)Oil Producing and Exporting Conference
8.
Which of the following places the presidents in the correct chronological order?
A)Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan
B)Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Ford
C)Ford, Carter, Nixon, Reagan
D)Reagan, Nixon, Ford, Carter
9.
A major nuclear accident occurred in the United States at __________.
A)the North Anna nuclear power plant
B)Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
C)Prince William Sound
D)Chernobyl
10.
In 1979 fifty-three Americans were taken hostage in __________.
A)Beirut, Lebanon
B)Tehran, Iran
C)Baghdad, Iraq
D)Beijing, China
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