Nixon & Watergate

Who won the 1968 presidential election?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Hubert Humphrey

• George Wallace

Who won the 1972 presidential election?

• George McGovern

• Ronald Reagan

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

Which presidential candidate was shot and paralyzed in 1972?

• Bobby Kennedy

• John F. Kennedy

• George Wallace

• Jim Friedman

In 1972, Richard Nixon won the election...

• in an electoral landslide.

• by two states.

• by about 70 more electoral votes.

• only because he cheated.

John Lennon's "___________" is an ironic song primarily about not conforming to society and government's expectations of what and who you can be.

• Working Class Hero

• Hey Jude
• Let It Be
• Imagine

The consumer advocated who fought for the rights of consumers (regular people) over corporations was named ____.

• John Ricardo

• Frank Fetterman

• Barney Flank

• Ralph Nader

Which of these was NOT an environmental law passed by Richard Nixon?

• Clean Air Act (1971)

• Clean Water Act (1972)

• Endangered Species Act (1973)

• Clean Soil Act (1970)

President Nixon helped secure $100 million in funding towards the War on _____.

• Cancer

• Poverty

• Bigotry

• Influenza

Nixon's "___________________" refers to the exchange of table tennis players between the United States (US) and People's Republic of China (PRC) in the early 1970s that helped ease Cold War tensions between the two nations (and led to Nixon visiting Beijing).

• table tennis debates

• game theory

• ping-pong diplomacy

• ping-pong olympics

In terms of foreign policy, Nixon understood the importance of "Spheres of ______," wherein the U.S. helps out less fortunate countries as a means of keeping them "on our side" and not turning towards an adversary/enemy.

• Assistance
• Influence
• Dominance
• Control