Nixon as President - Khan Academy

Why did President Nixon focus on foreign policy instead of domestic issues?

• Nixon had barely won the election, so the people did not support his ideas.

• Nixon had tried to get elected before, but lost, so it was obvious that the people did not like him.

• Nixon wanted to continue the popular ideas of President Johnson.

• Democrats controlled the House and Senate, so there was little chance of Nixon's ideas getting passed into law.

Was were the reactions to Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy by 1) citizens and 2) soldiers?

• 1) approval because it brought American troops home

  2) unpopular because the war hadn't been won, yet

• 1) unpopular due to the slow (rather than immediate) withdrawal

  2) unpopular due to uncertainty of the mission focus in Vietnam

• 1) unpopular because America had never "lost" a war before

  2) approval because the soldiers were tired of fighting

• 1) approval because it brought American troops home

  2) approval because the soldiers were tired of fighting

Identify the two major international successes that Nixon had while he was President.

• Negotiated the surrender of Communist Vietnamese forces and

  Established new trade agreements with China

• Negotiated a nuclear arms reduction treaty with China and

  Opened new trade agreements with the USSR.

• Opened diplomatic relationships with Communist China and

  Negotiated a nuclear arms reduction treaty with the USSR.

• Opened diplomatic relationships with Communist USSR and

  Established new trade agreements with Vietnam

Social programs that became law during Nixon's term provided additional legal protection to

• The environment and women

• Women and unborn children

• Unborn children and the economy

• The economy and the environment

Because of the Watergate scandal, Nixon became the only President to __.

• lose a re-election campaign

• die in office

• resign

• go to jail