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The famous Camp David Accords of 1978 attempted to build peace between Israel and what other nation?
Egypt
Jordan
Afghanistan
Iran
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What was the name of the Israeli leader who signed the Camp David Accords?
Yitzhak Rabin
Menachem Begin
Moshe Sharett
David Ben-Gurion
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What was the name of the Egyptian leader who negotiated the Camp David Accords?
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Anwar Sadat
Seth Monhest
Mamluk Muhammad Ali
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In Philadelphia in the year 1976, a deadly bacterial strain killed 29 people in attendance at a convention of what organization?
The National Guard
The American Republican Party
The American Legion
The Red Cross
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In early 1975, Khmer Rouge conquered what Asian nation?
Vietnam
Korea
Cambodia
Japan
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Shortly after Khmer Rouge seized power, they sparked an international incident by capturing what American vessel?
Mayaguez
Theodore Roosevelt
Texas Red
Atlantic Tide
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Between September 5th and September 22nd, 1975, American President Gerald Ford escaped how many attempts on his life?
1
2
3
4
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In what year of the 1970s did Iranian militants capture an American embassy, making hostages of all the individuals inside?
1979
1977
1975
1973
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The Iranian Hostage Crisis occurred in what city which served as the capital of the nation?
Isfahan
Surimahn
Baghdad
Tehran
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What 1970s Pope passed away after only serving 34 days in office?
Innocent VIII
Benjamin II
John Paul I
Anthony IV
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Which Pope succeeded the short-lived papacy of John Paul I?
John Paul II
Sixtus V
Clarence XI
Malcolm I
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On January 21st, 1977, President Jimmy Carter made history by officially pardoning civilians guilty of what crime?
Illegal immigration
Draft dodging
Moon-shining
Slandering the American government
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July 3rd, 1976 saw the United States Supreme Court rule in favor of the legal-state of which of the following controversial subjects?
Abortion
The death penalty
The acquisition of Guantanamo Bay
The private ownership of firearms
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In December of 1979, the Soviet Union sparked international uproar when they invaded what other nation?
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Lybia
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In early 1979, Pol Pot and his regime collapsed in which country?
Cambodia
South Korea
Vietnam
Japan
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On July 4th, 1976, Israeli commandos launched a mission which would free hostages from an airport in what other country?
Bolivia
Nicaragua
Uganda
Brazil
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June 14th, 1979, saw Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev sign what peace-keeping accord?
SALT II
MINE II
WERE II
VINE II
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The incident in which Israeli commandos saved hostages from Uganda took place in what location?
Entebbe Airport
Reinhart Airport
Colvros Airport
Musspil Airport
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The Sandinistas were a political faction who took over what nation in 1979?
Mexico
Cuba
Nicaragua
Bolivia
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On March 16th, 1978, The U.S. government officially declared they would return which of the following pieces of property which they had controlled up to that point?
Guam
The Panama Canal
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
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What year served as the deadline for the U.S. to return control of the Panama Canal?
1985
1990
1995
2000
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What is the unofficial name of the Chinese Communist officials who lost their previously-held positions of supreme power in 1976?
The Three In Charge
The Gang of Four
The Five Guys
The Big Six
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After the deposition of the Gang of Four, what Chinese leader rose to power to replace them?
Deng Xiaoping
Hua Guofeng
Li Xiannian
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Mar. 28th, 1979 saw the malfunction of a nuclear power plant which released radiation into the ecosystem of what Pennsylvania town?
Five Sky Island
Two Stone Island
Four Leaf Island
Three Mile Island
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On Nov. 18th, 1978, what cult-leader killed not only himself, but also his entire town of followers?
Jim Jones
Tom Thomson
Bill Williamson
Manny Mendelsohn
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On January 16th, 1976, the Iranian Revolution was completed with the retreat of what previous ruler?
Shah Elva Courfeng
Shah Nazir Huilliri Burir
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shah Kohmeini Rhomeini
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In 1978, terrorists kidnapped and killed what Italian leader for his politics?
Massimo Rebin
Lucio Del Torres
Aldo Moro
Campbell Fiers
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In what American Supreme Court Case did the assembly agree giving advantage to minorities in business was constitutional?
MacDonald v. Washington
Wilson v. Alabama
Lowe v. Virignia
Bakke v. California
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In 1978, Prime Minister Ian D. Smith surrendered governmental authority to the African majority of which nation?
South Africa
Chad
Niger
Rhodesia
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What religious figure took control over the nation of Iran following its 1979 revolution?
Ayatollah Ruhani
Ayatollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Madira
Ayatollah Salid
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