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Choose the statement that reflects a foreign policy success for President Gerald Ford. • He helped negotiate peace between Israel and Egypt, which resulted in the Camp David Accords. • Rather than containment or Détente, he based his foreign policy on human rights. • He met with Chairman Mao Zedong to establish relations with China. • Along with the Soviet premier and 31 other countries, he agreed to the Helsinki Accords. RATIONALE One of President Ford’s major foreign policy successes during his brief term was the Helsinki Accords, signed in 1975, which formally recognized the territorial boundaries that had been established at the end of World War II and included a provision on human rights. The other foreign policy events are related to the Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter administrations. CONCEPT From Détente to the Carter Doctrine 2 What group was one of the intellectual arms of the New Right, providing policy positions and political recommendations for conservative candidates? • The Save Our Children organization • The Free Speech Movement • The Moral Majority • The Heritage Foundation CONCEPT The Rise of the New Right 3 Which of the following was a consequence of Richard Nixon's policy of disengaging from the Vietnam War? • President Nixon announced his plans to bomb North Vietnamese supply routes in Cambodia to Congress. • Protests over the Cambodia bombings led to the killing of two protesters at Jackson State College. • South Vietnam was finally able to declare victory over North Vietnam. • The Pentagon Papers revealed that Nixon had negotiated with the Viet Cong. CONCEPT Peace with Honor? The US Withdraws from Vietnam 4 Choose the true statement about the press’s role in uncovering the Watergate scandal. • The Senate Watergate Committee held public hearings in which those accused of wrongdoing denied the accusations. • A federal district judge threatened harsh sentences unless witnesses came forward about what they knew. • An anonymous source in the FBI provided information that implicated President Richard Nixon's administration in the Watergate break-in. • Newspapers ignored the 1972 presidential election and de-escalation of the war in Vietnam to cover a break-in at the Watergate Hotel. CONCEPT The Watergate Scandal 5 Which of the following led to the beginning of the Great Recession? • Home prices began to fall because home construction had reached a saturation point. • Millions of college students were unable to find jobs after graduating. • Investments in high-tech companies were lost when the "dot com" bubble burst. • Federal funds were dispersed to support private industries, such as the auto industry. CONCEPT The American Economy in the 21st Century 6 Which of the following statements reflects an effect of political organizing by evangelical Christians? • “As a Republican politician, I have staked out a position against abortion to appease my constituents.” • "As a voter, I have expressed my support of Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society." • "As a Christian, I believe in the American government first and God second." • "As a Democrat, I feel as though the difference between the two political parties is getting smaller." CONCEPT Religious Influence on the 20th Century Republican Party 7 The average compensation for the highest-paid CEOs in America went up 400% between 1980 and 1988. Which group was least likely to view growing class divisions in America in the 1980s as a problem? • The Moral Majority • Liberal Democrats • Neoconservatives • White Americans

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