Nixon Review

True or False: Richard Nixon was a World War II veteran.

• True

• False

Nixon ran for president in 1960 and lost to ______________________________ in one of the closest elections.

• Herbert Hoover

• John F. Kennedy

• Hubert Humphrey

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

As part of his 1968 presidential campaign, Nixon vowed to restore ____________ and _________________. Remember the 1960s were tumultuous times with a lot of social upheaval.

• peace, quiet

• prohibition, temperance

• rhythm, blues

• law, order

Nixon was a _________________________- someone who believes in limited federal government.

• democratic socialist

• libertarian

• conservative

• Marxist

Nixon believed the U.S. government had grown too large and that power needed to be shifted back to the cities and states.

As a result, Nixon proposed _______________________. This policy took money collected by the federal government and shifted it to states and cities.

• revenue sharing

• taxing the rich

• an embargo

• tax fraud

Nixon and his National Security advisor ___________ believed the United States needed to change how it approached the Cold War.

• Hank Aaron

• Henry Kissinger

• Buzz Aldrin

• Bacon Barrel Backster

Nixon/Kissinger believed strict policies such as containment or brinkmanship tied the hands of the President. So, they proposed a new policy, known as _____________. This policy stated that the United States would make each individual foreign policy decision based on the best interests of the United States at that time.

• sputnik

• blitzkrieg

• realpolitik

• Armageddon

In 1969, Nixon/Kissinger believed lowering tensions between the United States and Soviet Union would be in our best interest. As a result, the U.S. reached out to the Soviets to try to ease tensions. The lowering of tensions was known as _________________.

• lowering the temperature

• détente

• brinkmanship

• relaxation

In response to U.S. support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War, OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), = put an __________________ on the United States. The U.S. was heavily dependent on OPEC oil at the time.

• oil embargo

• fatwa

• nuclear bomb

• 86 year curse

The embargo caused _____________________, long lines at gas stations, and drove up the cost of operating machines (ex – farmers’ tractors). As a result, prices on most everything skyrocketed.

• Nixon to resign

• war in Iraq

• the borders to close

• gasoline shortages