NIXON

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Why did President Nixon resign from office in 1974? Options: He had an affair with an intern, He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973, He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union, He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

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He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

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During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence? Tape recordings, Transcripts of his conversations, Contracts of different CREEP members, Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

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Tape recordings

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In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

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Resign

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After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?

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The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist.

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What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?

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It was the longest and least successful war in American history.

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What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

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No person or group is above the law.

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Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"

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Detente

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What is the economic term that refers to the double problems of rising inflation and unemployment?

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stagflation

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What was one of the Acts Congress passed after Nixon's presidency as a result of the Vietnam War? Options: War Powers Act, Prohibition, Operation Rolling Thunder, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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War Powers Act

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While campaigning for President, Nixon claimed that he was the spokesperson for "Middle Americans", who he called the

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Silent Majority