Nixon, Ford, Carter Flashcard

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How did détente represent a new direction in U.S. foreign policy?

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Instead of fighting communism openly, Nixon focused on negotiations with Communist countries.

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What critical event affected both the Ford and Carter presidencies?

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the energy crisis

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The secret documents detailing the history of American involvement in Vietnam, which were obtained by Daniel Ellsberg and later printed by the New York Times, were known as the

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Pentagon Papers

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President Gerald Ford lost the most support from the American public for

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his pardon of Richard Nixon

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What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?

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No person or group is above the law.

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The combination of high inflation with a stagnant economy and high unemployment was referred to as

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stagflation

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What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?

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to broker peace between Egypt and Israel

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What was a result of Nixon’s resignation?

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Many Americans lost trust in government officials.

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What incident on the morning of June 17, 1972, began the Watergate scandal?

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Five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

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The 1972, 1979, and 1987 missile reduction agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union are examples of the foreign policy of -

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détente