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How did détente represent a new direction in U.S. foreign policy?

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Instead of fighting communism openly, Nixon focused on negotiations with Communist countries.

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President Nixon’s policy of reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam allowing South Vietnam to assume more the fighting was known as…

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Vietnamization

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The War Powers Act of 1973 was intended to affect the balance of power between the President and Congress by

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placing limitations on the president’s ability to keep troops in hostile situations

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The cartoon above was published in May 1973. With which event was this cartoon associated?

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Watergate Scandal

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What was the significance of President Nixon's Communist China in 1972?

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it opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States

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Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?

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Gerald Ford

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What was one effect of the fuel shortages during Ford's administration?

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more Americans bought smaller Japanese and European cars

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What newspaper did Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein work for?

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Washington Post

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How did the Watergate Scandal affect American politics?

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It had a negative impact because it caused distrust in the government.