The Nixon, Ford, and Carter Years

President Nixon adopted a policy known as ___ in order to reduce the size and power of the federal government.

• détente

• stagflation

• New Federalism

• realpolitik

In 1973, the OPEC nations cut off their supply of ___ to the United States.

• grain

• oil

• money

• consumer goods

Nixon’s visit to ___ in 1972 to begin normalizing relations was a reversal of previous American policy established in 1949.

• the Soviet Union

• China

• East Germany

• Vietnam

Nixon’s closest advisers included H. R. Halderman, John Mitchell, and ___.

• John Sirica

• Sam Ervin

• Gerald Ford

• John Ehrlichman

In the event known as ____, Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate break-in.

• the Saturday Night Massacre

• impeachment

• the Southern strategy

• Black Monday

When Nixon resigned ____ became president.

• Spiro Agnew

• Ronald Reagan

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

President Carter’s foreign policy was marked by a commitment to ___.

• détente

• free trade

• compromise

• human rights

The Camp David Accords were an agreement between ___ and Israel.

• Egypt

• Syria

• China

• Iran

After the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the effects of ___ became an increasing concern to many Americans.

• nuclear weapons

• pesticides

• stagflation

• Three Mile Island

The U.S. government established the ___ to set and enforce pollution standards

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Helsinki Accords

• Environmental Protection Agency

• SALT I treaty