The text authors say of President Carter that he was "wholly lacking in foreign policy experience." Nevertheless, what foreign policy successes did President Carter achieve? What were his most apparent foreign policy failures?
What will be an ideal response?
Successes: Camp David accords; formal diplomatic relations with China; Panama Canal Treaty.
Failures: Iranian hostage crisis; Soviet relations.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What role did newspapers play in American politics during the mid- and late 1790s?
A) They declined in circulation and became mainly the means for the elite to communicate among themselves. B) They expanded in number and circulation and through their carefully reasoned articles and editorials helped to raise the quality of public discussion. C) They declined dramatically in influence because both Republicans and Federalists turned against their incessant fear-mongering and character assassination. D) They expanded in circulation but declined in influence because their focus tended to be on local society news and the latest entertainment gossip. E) They expanded in number and circulation through fear mongering and character assassination, and were often libelous and irresponsible.
Contemporary accounts of being enslaved depict:
A) shocking scenes of enslavement in Africa. B) dreadful living conditions on slave ships. C) the fears of slaves that they were to be eaten. D) all of the above
One of the goals of the GI Bill was to
a. require employers to reserve a set percentage of new job openings for returning soldiers. b. prop up the sagging post-war housing industry. c. prevent demobilized veterans from flooding the civilian job market. d. outlaw deficit spending for peacetime purposes.