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WorksheetsF&C - Nixon
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?
increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
reducing nuclear weapons/missile
improving the taste of bland foods
learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes
Nixon/Kissinger believed strict policies such as containment or brinkmanship tied the hands of the President. So, they proposed a new policy, known as _____________. This policy stated that the United States would make each individual foreign policy decision based on the best interests of the United States at that time.
sputnik
blitzkrieg
realpolitik
Armageddon
In response to U.S. support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War, OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), = put an __________________ on the United States. The U.S. was heavily dependent on OPEC oil at the time.
oil embargo
fatwa
nuclear bomb
86 year curse
The (a) of relations economic and diplomatic relations between China and the United States was a major accomplishment of Nixon's presidency.
What does impeachment mean?
removal from office
conviction of a crime
formal accusation of wrongdoing
Influenced by Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring", the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created. What was its purpose?
to develop America's natural resources
to reduce air and water pollution and protect the enviroment
to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
to manage the nation's parks and forests
The Watergate Scandal was responsible for-
decrease in confidence in the U.S government
the impeachment of President Nixon
major tax cuts under President Reagan
keeping the peace in the middle-east
Revealed that US officials had been lying to the American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years.
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Pentagon Papers
Vietnamization
Requires the President to notify Congress when committing armed forces to military action and forbids the use of the military without Congressional authorization or a declaration of war.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
War Powers Act
26th Amendment
Pentagon Papers
