Honors Final Exam Review

Who won the 1968 presidential election after promising a “secret plan” to end the war?

• Gerald Ford

• Richard Nixon

• Hubert Humphrey

• George Wallace

What was the main goal of Nixon's Vietnamization policy?

• Increase bombing

• Encourage peace talks

• Reduce U.S. troop involvement

• Strengthen sanctions on North Vietnam

The Pentagon Papers revealed:

• A conspiracy to kill Kennedy

• The government was not honest about Vietnam

• Johnson’s plan to invade Cambodia

• Army desertion rates

The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit nuclear weapons because of the:

• Six-Day War

• SALT talks

• Coup in Chile

• Opening of China

Detente referred to better relations between the United States and...

• Canada

• Soviet Union

• Iran

• Afghanistan

What was one major effect of OPEC's actions?

• Increase in global oil prices

• Resolution of the Vietnam War

• U.S. intervention in the Middle East

• End of the Cold War

What did Congress do when Nixon was suspected of serious offenses?

• Send Nixon to prison

• Initiate impeachment proceedings against Nixon

• Appoint Gerald Ford as interim President

• Prosecute Nixon in a federal court

Nixon’s Oval Office tapes convinced Congress that he had:

• Not known of the Watergate cover-up

• Ordered the Watergate break-in

• Not been involved in the Saturday Night Massacre

• Ordered the Watergate cover-up

President Ford’s “Whip Inflation Now” campaign was based on:

• Government action to solve economic problems

• A tax on oil companies’ profits

• Adding federal jobs

• Voluntary action by citizens

What was a key factor in Nixon's landslide win in the 1972 election?

• Nixon's promise to cut government spending

• Breakthrough in Vietnam peace talks

• Youth support for his civil rights stance

• His handling of the Watergate scandal