End of Vietnam/Nixon Presidency

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

• The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia
• The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today
• The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist
• The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north

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

• It was the longest and least successful war in American history
• It was long and hard, but did contain communism
• our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
• The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism

How did U.S. involvement in Vietnam change America's involvement in future conflicts? It has led to __________

• short times of involvement, fewer troops on the ground, and more air strikes
• lengthy ground campaigns
• isolationism that has lasted the past 43 years
• robot soldiers that fight instead of troops

What was the period of cooling off between the Soviet Union and China - and the U.S. - during the early 1970s know as?

• the big thaw
• the cool-down
• detente
• melt-away

What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?

• increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
• reducing nuclear weapons
• improving the taste of bland foods
• learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes

When the U.S. supported Israel and gave them arms during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, how did neighboring Arab nations (OPEC members) react?

• refused to sell the U.S. oil
• sent terrorists to bomb U.S. buildings
• all 20 OPEC members attacked Israel
• helped the U.S. supply weapons

What was the target of President Nixon's re-election committee when they wiretapped the Watergate Complex?

• Democratic National Committee
• Republican National Committee
• People who worked for the Pentagon
• The FBI

What charges were leveled in President Nixon's impeachment hearings?

• Being stupid, wanting to win too bad
• Obstruction of justice, abuse of power, contempt of Congress
• illegal wiretapping
• contempt of court

With Watergate, Nixon was the first and only president to

• be impeached
• be impeached and be convicted of impeachment
• resign the presidency

What did President Ford do that upset many Americans?

• Pardoned Nixon after he was convicted of impeachment
• Pardoned Nixon before he was ever charged with a crime
• Pardoned Nixon after he was convicted of crimes in court