Nixon, Ford, Carter

Nixon visited the Peoples Republic of China to establish __________ relations.

• foreign

• domestic

• diplomatic

• allies

This French word means "an easing of tensions"

• guerre

• detente

• amour

• deja vu

What do many find Nixon's greatest accomplishment to be?

• opening of relations with Cuba

• opening of relations with Communist China

• Watergate

• ending the Vietnam War

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

• Teapot Dome Scandal

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Watergate Scandal

• Iran-Contra Affair

Nixon and the Soviet Union singed SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to

• make the United States military stronger

• establish diplomatic relations

• limit the race for oil production

• limit the arms race

Former CIA agents broke into Democratic headquarters. Nixon tried to cover up the burglary. He was forced by the Supreme Court to hand over his tapes of White House conversations. These showed that Nixon had lied about the cover-up. This was known as?

• Lewinsky scandal

• Watergate scandal

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Teapot Dome

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

• it led to reunification of Taiwan with Communist China

• it persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace

• it showed that the Cold War between the "Free World" and Communism was over

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

Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• Gerald Ford

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Why did the Arab members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) raise their oil prices leading to a gas shortage?

• the United States and other countries were trading with Israel during the Arab-Israeli War of 1973

• the United States and other countries were trading with Palestine during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• the United States was facing high unemployment rates

• the United States planned on boycotting the purchasing of oil from the Middle East

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

• unemployment went down

• gas lines become a problem

• more Americans bought smaller Japanese and European cars

• more Americans bought American cars