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With whom did president carter meet in June of 1979 to sign the salt ii agreement

Leonid Brezhnev

The Cuban missile crisis helped to

limit nuclear testing throughout the world

These two newspaper reporters kept the news about the Watergate break-in alive

carl burnstein and Robert woodward

The Saturday Night Massacre was the name given to the Watergate episode

false

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What did an unconditional pardon mean for President Nixon

he could not be tried for any crimes he commited while president

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union whose presence signaled a thaw in the Cold War

Gorbachev--s.w

Who headed the revolution that overthrew the government of Iran

Ayatollah Khomeini.

Which of these were recognized by the Helsinki Accords

all

The midnight raid to rescue the hostages in Iran by a commando force in April of 1980 was successful

false

The Iran Hostage Rescue attempt, called Operation Eagle Claw; was a disaterous failure.
Two of the helicopters had to abort due to mechanical problesm, and one of the helicopters crashed into a C-130 transport destroying both aircraft. Eight men were killed and four wounded in the crash. Several helicopters had to be abandoned and were captured by the Iranian army; and one of them contained classified information identifying several covert CIA agents in Iran; who were later killed.

Which of these terms means a general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money

inflation

This term means to bring goods into a country to be traded or sold

import

Nixon's actions of giving aid in the Yom Kippur War resulted in the first shortage of what

Gasoline

Who makes sure that planes fly in and out of airports safely and do not run into each other in the skies

Air traffic controller

Which of these terms means the amount of goods sold abroad compared to what is bought abroad

a trade deficit

What terms means the reduction of government control over business and other activities

Deregulation of business refers to a reduction of government. With more control over, government has less involvement in businesses, which is why it is considered to be a smaller government.

What term can be defined in politics as one who maintains existing views

conservative

In later years a pipe line across which state led to numerous oil deposits

Alaska

Was The plan for the Bay of Pigs invasion was initiated after Kennedy was elected president

The Bay of Pigs invasion was planned during Eisenhower's administration. It was not ready until Kennedy was President. Kennedy had to give the ok for the plan to start.

What is OPEC what countries are a part of OPEC

egypt (A+)

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