Carter and the Middle East

Question 1

Which did President Carter fail to do?

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free Americans taken hostage by Iran

Question 2

Which is a true statement about President Carter’s attempts to free the hostages in Iran?

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He sought help from the United Nations.

Question 3

A foreign-policy goal that President Carter achieved was

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promoting détente with Communist nations.

Question 4

The policy President Carter continued to ease Cold War tensions was

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detente.

Question 5

Which best describes the overall effect of President Carter’s actions in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

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Carter’s actions had no immediate effect on the Soviet Union.

Question 6

President Carter’s foreign policy failures included

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not being able to bring home the Iranian hostages.

Question 7

An effect of frequent fighting in the Middle East was

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many deaths.

Question 8

A result of the Iranian hostage crisis was that

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the hostages were freed in 1981 after President Reagan’s inauguration.

Question 9

Which was a cause of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979?

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the Shah’s entry into the United States

Question 10

In response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, the United States

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boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Carter and the Middle East Answers