The American Journey © 2007

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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