AP US History · Topic 8.7
America as a World Power Practice
Part of Period 8: 1945–1980.
Practice questions
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Sample questions
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Sample 1difficulty 3/5
"The framework for peace in the Middle East agreed at Camp David… provides for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel within three months… and a transitional five-year period of full autonomy for the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza." — Camp David Accords, signed September 17, 1978
Despite this success, Carter's foreign policy was undermined later in his term by:
- A
The collapse of NATO
- Bcheck_circle
The Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis beginning in November 1979 and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- C
Loss of the Panama Canal Treaty in the Senate
- D
A Mexican-American border war
Why
The 444-day Iran hostage crisis and the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan damaged Carter's foreign policy reputation and contributed heavily to his 1980 defeat by Reagan.
- A
Sample 2difficulty 3/5
"The framework for peace in the Middle East agreed at Camp David… provides for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel within three months… and a transitional five-year period of full autonomy for the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza." — Camp David Accords, signed September 17, 1978
The Camp David Accords were significant because they produced:
- A
Soviet withdrawal from the Middle East
- B
OPEC's dissolution
- C
Independence for the Palestinian Authority
- Dcheck_circle
The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state, signed by Egypt in 1979
Why
The 1979 Egypt-Israel Treaty, formalized after Camp David, ended hostilities between the two countries and returned the Sinai to Egypt — a landmark Carter diplomatic achievement.
- A
Sample 3difficulty 4/5
"The framework for peace in the Middle East agreed at Camp David… provides for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel within three months… and a transitional five-year period of full autonomy for the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza." — Camp David Accords, signed September 17, 1978
A key limitation of the Accords criticized by Arab states and the PLO was that:
- A
They required U.S. troops to occupy the West Bank
- B
They returned the Sinai to Israel rather than Egypt
- C
They imposed sanctions on Saudi Arabia
- Dcheck_circle
They did not produce concrete final-status arrangements for the Palestinian territories
Why
The "autonomy" provisions for Palestinians were vague and never implemented; many Arab states rejected the Accords for treating the Egyptian-Israeli question separately from broader Palestinian issues, expelling Egypt from the Arab League.
- A