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fahad

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Question 1

The Carter Doctrine proclaimed the U.S. commitment to preserve the status quo in __________.
 
  A) Central America
  B) the Persian Gulf region
  C) North Africa
  D) western Europe

Question 2

In response to the invasion of ___________, President Carter halted most trade with the Soviet Union.
 
  A) Afghanistan
  B) Hungary
  C) Angola
  D) Iraq

Question 3

In January 1979, the _________ people overthrew the government of Shah Reza Pahlavi.
 
  A) Syrian
  B) Saudi
  C) Iranian
  D) Iraqi

Question 4

How did Congress attempt to reassert its power over foreign policy in the 1970s?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

Describe the emergence of the environmental movement in the 1970s.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer 1

Answer: B

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: C

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:



  • The double shock of defeat in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal caused many in Congress to rethink congressional deference to the executive branch in foreign policy matters.


  • Congress passed the War Powers Act in 1973 to limit the presidents capacity to wage undeclared wars.


  • With encouragement from voters and journalists, Congress began to investigate the covert side of American foreign policy.


  • Investigations uncovered illegal domestic espionage and CIA involvement in assassination attempts against foreign leaders.


  • Many citizens decried what their government had done in their name and without their knowledge.



Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:



  • The oil embargo encouraged many U.S. citizens to rethink the nations cavalier use of natural resources.


  • Environmental consciousness spread rapidly in the 1970s as evidence revealed the impact of industrial growth on the quality of life in the United States.


  • Environmental organizations saw their memberships soar.


  • Environmentalists argued that the idea of unlimited consumption of natural resources was fundamentally irresponsible.


  • A broad critique of the chemical industrys impact on public health also emerged in the 1970s..


  • The crisis at Love Canal in upstate New York helped bring the issue of toxic waste home to Americans.





fahad

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Reply 2 on: Sep 21, 2019
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


sultana.d

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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