LBJ and Nixon

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Why did President Nixon resign?

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He feared impeachment during the Watergate hearings.

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After nearly 100 years of voting Democrat, the "Solid South" began shifting support to the Republican Party during the 1968 presidential campaign of

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Richard Nixon.

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Which of the following caused the economic problem of stagflation to worsen during the 1970s?
- Too much speculation in the stock market
- A decline in agricultural production
- United States dependence on foreign oil
- The abolishment of the Federal Reserve

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United States dependence on foreign oil

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Which situation during Nixon's presidency caused the United States to reconsider its dependence on foreign energy resources? Options: Chinese invasion of Afghanistan, Detente Policy, Oil embargo by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Watergate Scandal

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Oil embargo by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)