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Chapter 16.3 Section Review



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Jimmy Carter’s victory in the 1976 presidential election was due to support from African American Southern voters.
 

 2. 

Carter wore an ordinary suit to his inauguration so that he would not ruin his formal clothing outside in the rain.
 

 3. 

America suffered a trade deficit when the value of American exports exceeded the value of foreign imports.
 

 4. 

The Senate refused to approve any of the treaties that Carter signed with Panama.
 

 5. 

Islamic fundamentalists believe in strict obedience to religious laws.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

Jimmy Carter seemed weak and uncertain because of his reversal on
a.
human rights.
c.
economic policies.
b.
apartheid.
d.
the trade deficit.
 

 7. 

When the value of foreign imports exceeds the value of domestic exports, it is called a
a.
trade recession.
c.
trade deficit.
b.
trade inflation.
d.
trade balance.
 

 8. 

What treaty marked the first time Israel and an Arab nation had reached a peace agreement?
a.
Camp David Accords
c.
SALT II
b.
Israel's Treaty
d.
Panama Treaty
 

 9. 

What kept American athletes from attending the 1980 summer Olympic Games?
a.
corruption in China
c.
earthquake in Japan
b.
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
d.
American hostages in Iran
 

 10. 

What crisis politically hurt President Carter during the presidential election of 1980?
a.
PLO crisis
c.
Israeli crisis
b.
Chinese crisis
d.
Iranian crisis
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Three Mile Island
d.
Menachem Begin
b.
South Africa
e.
based on human rights
c.
Iran
 

 11. 

held 52 Americans hostage
 

 12. 

site of nuclear power accident
 

 13. 

Jimmy Carter's foreign policy
 

 14. 

practiced apartheid
 

 15. 

Israeli prime minister
 

Short Answer
 

 16. 

After years of political corruption, what characteristics about Jimmy Carter appealed to voters?
 

 17. 

How much of the nation’s energy did nuclear power provide in the late 1970s?
 

 18. 

What treaty marked the first time that Israel and an Arab nation had made peace?
 

 19. 

Why did the United States boycott the 1980 Olympics in Moscow?
 

 20. 

How was the Iran hostage crisis resolved?
 



 
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