U.S. History 1970s - 2000s

Which communist country did Richard Nixon open relations with in the early 70s?

• Cuba

• China

• Soviet Union

• North Korea

What was the outcome of the SALT I talks?

• It created a ceasefire between the U.S. and North Vietnam

• The US and USSR reduced how many ballistic missiles they had

• The U.S. and China opened a trading treaty

• Communist China was admitted as a full member of the U.N.

Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

• Cooling the Cold War

• Detente

• Strategic Negotiation

• Ceasefire

Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?

• The President was having an affair with a White House intern

• The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras

• Nixon ordered a break-in at the Democratic HQ and a cover up

• The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed

When the President hides information for national security reasons- used by Nixon in Watergate

• Executive Order

• Executive Action

• Veto Power

• Executive Privilege

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v Nixon about Executive Privilege?

• Nixon could not use it to hide the Watergate Tapes

• Nixon was able to keep the Watergate tapes classified

• Nixon, as President, was above the law while in office

• Nixon could use it to classify the Pentagon Papers

What did Nixon do after his cover up of Watergate was discovered after U.S. v Nixon?

• Nixon was impeached by Congress on August 8, 1974

• Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court

• Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate

• Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached

Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• George H.W. Bush

During the 1970s this hit the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened

• Great Recession

• Great Inflation

• Staglfation

• Hyper Inflation

Why was the nation of Israel founded in 1948?

• It was created for the Jews after the Holocaust

• It was open land that no one else lived in

• It was created a refugee sanctuary nation

• It was the capital headquarters for the United Nations