The Carter Presidency

Question 1

What was the outcome of the Iran hostage rescue attempt?

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The United States was humiliated when the military rescue failed miserably.

Question 2

Which of the following was true of the US economy in the 1970s?

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Prices for goods and services were increasing, and the dollar bought less than it previously had.

Question 3

Which of the following was true of Iran in the 1970s?

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Ayatollah Khomeini took control in 1979.

Question 4

Stagflation in the US economy of the 1970s resulted in

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slow economic growth.

Question 5

What caused relations to deteriorate between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1979?

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The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to help its Communist government.

Question 6

In the US economy of the 1970s,

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fewer jobs and lower wages gave Americans fewer resources.

Question 7

What was the effect of Carter’s attempts to free the hostages in Iran?

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All of Carter’s attempts failed.

Question 8

To encourage economic growth, President Carter proposed

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increasing government spending to help create jobs.

Question 9

Which of the following did Carter do to free the hostages in Iran?

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Carter refused to buy any Iranian oil.

Question 10

Because Somoza refused to improve his human rights policies in the 1970s,

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the United States refused to get involved when the socialist Sandinistas overthrew the Nicaraguan regime.

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