Unit 12: Nixon, Ford & Carter

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Which communist country did Richard Nixon first open relations with in the early 70s?

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China

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What was the outcome of the SALT I talks?

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The US and USSR reduced how many ballistic missiles they had.

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Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

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Detente

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Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)? Options: President Nixon was having an affair with a White House intern, The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras, Nixon participated in a cover up of illegal activities, The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed

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Nixon participated in a cover up of illegal activities

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When the President hides information for national security reasons- Nixon tried to use this a reason not to give the tapes in the Watergate scandal

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Executive Privilege

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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v Nixon about Executive Privilege?

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Nixon could not use it to hide the Watergate Tapes

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What did Nixon do after his cover up of Watergate was discovered after U.S. v Nixon?

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Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached.

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Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?

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Gerald Ford

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Term describing the dual hit to the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened

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Stagflation

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How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?

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Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened.