WorksheetsNixon
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
2.
True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency.
Nixon was impeached from presedency.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
4.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation
5.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
6.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
7.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
8.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
9.
What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?
a)
increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
b)
reducing nuclear weapons/missile
c)
improving the taste of bland foods
d)
learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes
10.
Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Lyndon Johnson
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Ronald Reagan
11.
According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon’s highest approval rating?
a)
November 1972
b)
May 1973
c)
November 1973
d)
May 1974
12.
What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?
a)
The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.
b)
Congress has to obey the Constitution.
c)
The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.
d)
No person or group is above the law.
13.
Nixon's secret plan to get the US out of vietnam slowly, while replacing American troops with the S. Vietnamese Army was called...?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Detente
c)
Containment
d)
the Domino Theory
14.
Which is an example of detente'?
a)
building the Berlin Wall
b)
blockade of Cuba by the US
c)
Soviet invasion of Afganistan
d)
Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
15.
Which of the following presidents improved relations with the Soviet Union by visiting and signing arms limitations agreements?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Nixon
c)
Kennedy
d)
Carter
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