810 Q1 - Changing Frontiers Flashcards

1
Q

What was the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel?

A

Camp David Accords

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2
Q

A foreign policy that ended with the Vietnam War was called?

A

containment

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3
Q

Who was the president of South Vietnam supported by the United States.

A

Ngo Dinh Diem

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4
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What was the agreement to end fighting in Vietnam and release prisoners of war?

A

Paris Peace Accords

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5
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Who was created to control pollution and the disposal of harmful chemicals?

A

Environmental Protection Agency

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6
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US policy of easing tensions between the United States and Cold War nations

A

detente

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7
Q

The policy under which US troops trained South Vietnamese to fight on their own was called what?

A

Vietnamization

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8
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What lowered the age at which people could vote to 18?

A

Twenty-sixth Amendment

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9
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What resolution limited the President’s power to send troops into war without approval from Congress?

A

War Powers Resolution

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10
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What was an incident in which Nixon covered up illegal actions of his staff?

A

Watergate Scandal

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11
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Who became Vice President and then President after the previous ones resigned?

A

Gerald Ford

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12
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What were people called who wanted to increase US involvement in Vietnam?

A

Hawks

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13
Q

what made abortion legal?

A

Roe vs. Wade

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14
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The talks and agreement between the US and the Soviet Union to limit certain types of weapons

A

SALT

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15
Q

What was the name of the guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam?

A

Vietcong

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16
Q

The Agreement that split Vietnam into separate nations was called?

A

Geneva Accords

17
Q

Who was the communist leader in Vietnam?

A

Ho Chi Minh

18
Q

What was a well planned attach by the North Vietnamese on the Vietnamese holiday “Tet”?

A

The Tet Offensive

19
Q

Why did President Ford pardon Nixon?

A

So America could move forward and avoid a long criminal trial

20
Q

Who resigned from the presidency rather than face impeachment?

A

Richard Nixon

21
Q

What was the capital of South Vietnam?

A

Saigon

22
Q

Who was the President who worked to free the American hostages in Iran but failed?

A

Jimmy Carter

23
Q

What gave the President the power to use any force to repel armed attacks

A

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

24
Q

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

A

Neil Armstrong

25
Q

What was the French colony in Southeast Asia that included Vietnam?

A

French Indochina