Which of the Following Was Not True of the Iran-Contra

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not true of the Iran-Contra affair?

• A)The United States secretly sold weapons to Iran.
• B)Iran promised to help gain the release of Americans held hostage by Middle Eastern terrorists.
• C)Profits from arms sales were used to fund revolutionaries in Nicaragua.
• D)President George Bush pardoned the officials who participated in the scheme.
• E)Oliver North and others destroyed documents and lied to Congress.

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Definitions:

Sedimentary Rock

Rock formed from the accumulation of sediment, which can be transported by water, wind, or ice, and often contains fossils.

Burial

In geology, this refers to the process of layering sediments on top of each other, which can lead to the formation of sedimentary rocks or the fossilization of organisms.

Compaction

Process by which soil, sediment, and volcanic materials lose pore space in response to the weight of overlying material.

Cementation

The precipitation of a binding material (the cement) around grains in sedimentary rocks.