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Nixon and Vietnam

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nixon's visit to ___ in 1972 to begin normalizing relations was a reversal of previous American policy established in 1949.

a)

the Soviet Union

b)

China

c)

East Germany

d)

Vietnam

2.
What role did the Nixon tapes play in discovering the truth about the Watergate scandal? 
a)
The tapes revealed that President Nixon had nothing to do with the cover-up. 
b)
Because Nixon was President he did NOT have to turn over the tapes to the Supreme Court. 
c)
Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in. 
d)
Nixon told his vice-President to take the blame for the break-in. 
3.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?

a)

Watergate resulted in the resignation of Nixon in 1974.

b)

Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.

c)

Watergate was a cover-up of a break-in to the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in 1972.

d)

Watergate resulted in increased distrust of government and elected officials.

4.

Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Ronald Reagan

5.

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.

6.

Nixon signed this treaty with the Soviet Union.

a)

SALT I

b)

Camp David Accords

c)

Helsinki Accords

d)

Paris Peace Accords

7.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
8.
True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 
a)
True
b)
False
9.
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
10.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?
a)
The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia
b)
The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today
c)
The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist
d)
The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north
16.
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?
a)
It was the longest and least successful war in American history
b)
It was long and hard, but did contain communism
c)
our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
d)
The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism
17.

Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Nguyen Ngo Tho

d)

Le Duan

18.

Which US President coined the term "domino theory"?

a)

JFK

b)

Eisenhower

c)

LBJ

d)

Nixon

19.

What style of warfare was used by the Vietcong and made it difficult for our soldiers to be victorious?

a)

Scorched earth

b)

Rainbow Herbacide

c)

Search & Destroy

d)

Guerrilla Warfare

20.

The group that supported the war in Vietnam were known as

a)

Hawks

b)

Doves

c)

Silent Majority

21.

The group that opposed the war in Vietnam were known as

a)

Hawks

b)

Doves

c)

Silent Majority

22.

Term popularized by Nixon for people who did not express their opinions publicly about Vietnam, join in the counterculture movements or participate in public discourse.

a)

Hawks

b)

Doves

c)

Silent Majority

23.

The scandal that shook the presidency and caused Nixon to resign was

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Watergate

c)

Ping Pong Diplomacy

d)

CREEP

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