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Nixon's Presidency [A-level American Dream]
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Did Nixon win more or fewer votes in 1968 than in 1960?
Yes, more!
No, fewer!
Roughly the same
Exactly the same
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To whom did Nixon lose?
Johnson
Carter
Kennedy
McGovern
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Who became the new president?
Kissinger
Carter
Agnew
Ford
4
During Nixon's presidency there were some dodgy dealings in which country?
Australia
Chile
France
Bhutan
5
Who was Neo-Liberalism?
De-regulation and removal of restrictions
Higher regulation and increase of restrictions
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Nixon bid to become president - what was the year?
1960
1962
1958
1956
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What was a factor in Nixon winning the 1968 election? [2 possible choices]
His choice of VP was incredibly popular
Democrat party divides
Wallace standing as an independent
Campaign promises to annexe Mexico
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What key native American reform did Nixon push through?
Start of self-determination
Start of reservations
Start of termination
Start of governmental-determination
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Where did Nixon go that was a surprise to the world?
South Africa
East Germany
China
Saudi Arabia
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In what year did 5 men break into the Democratic offices at the Watergate?
1973
1972
1975
1974
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Peace was reached with N.Vietnam in Jan 1973. Where were the peace talks held?
Geneva
New York
Ho Chi Minh City
Paris
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What does Nixonomics mean?
Nixon's clear guided economic strategy
Nixon's incoherent economic strategy
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What was the name of Nixon's new strategy in 1971?
Nixon's New Plan
New Economic Policy
New Economic Plan
Newest of New Plans
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Which external economic crisis happened in 1973?
Marshall Plan
OPEC Oil Crisis
French Timber Crisis
Inflation in Europe
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What was the Madman Theory?
Nixon would be calm to obtain peace with Vietnam
Nixon would act aggressively to obtain peace in Vietnam
Nixon would clench his fists and grit his teeth
Nixon would stick pencils up his nose and grunt
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Who was Nixon's chief foreign policy advisor?
Ford
Kissinger
Carter
Agnew
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Who did Nixon contest the 1968 election against?
Johnson
Humphrey
Kennedy
McGovern
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Nixon was VP during the 1950s. Who was the president during this period?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Truman
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Which international system did Nixon remove the USA from?
UN
SEATO
Bretton-Woods
NATO
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Which country did Nixon escalate the Vietnam War into?
Sri Lanka
Burma
China
Cambodia
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What does 'detente' mean?
Escalating of tension
Decline of tension
Lack of alliances
Strong alliances
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What does New Federalism mean?
Federalising the Democrats
Unfederalising Alaska
Increasing federal power
Rolling back federal power
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How was Nixon implicated with the Watergate burglars?
There was no link, it was just anti-Nixon rumour
CRP paid for legal fees to represent the burglars in court
One of the burglars was his personal assistant
He was personally there at the break-in
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Who was Bob Woodward?
A Senator who supported Nixon
A Congressman who hated Nixon
A journalist who investigated Watergate
An undercover FBI agent
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What does 'drawdown' mean?
Using stats to prove success of foreign policies
Engaging in alliance with Japan
Withdrawal funding from SEATO
Withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam
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What was gradualism?
Big steps to spend more money
Small steps to spend more money
Small steps to control money supply
Small steps to remove money
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Where was the Watergate Hotel?
Denver
Las Vegas
Washington
New York
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What did Ford do with regards Nixon?
Hugged him
Pardoned him
Thanked him
Imprisoned him
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What name is given to the economic events of 1971?
Nixon Shocky
Nixon Shock
Nixon Grand Plan
Nixon Shocker
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Nixon indulged in more aggressive tactics at the end of 1972. What is this called?
Thanksgiving Bombings
New Year's Bombings
Nixon Bombings
Christmas Bombings
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Nixon bid to become president again - what was the year?
1972
1970
1968
1964
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What was FAP?
Family Assistance Programme
Family Allowance Programme
Family Assistance Protocol
Family Allowance Protocol
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What was Nixon's initial plan for Vietnam?
Bombing of all Communist countries
Peace with honour
Full-scale war
Full withdrawal
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What was stagflation?
Stagnant economy with inflation
A booming economy
Stagnant economy with no inflation
Stagnant economy with stagnant inflation
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In which year did Nixon resign?
1974
1973
1976
1975
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What was the code-name for the undercover FBI agent?
Deep Throat
Deep Elbow
Deep Earhole
Deep Impact
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What does realpolitik mean?
Determination for war
Determination for peace
Idealistic policies
Real, pragmatic policies
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What was SSI?
Supplemental Security Income
Supplemental Shower Income
Security Supplemental Income
Security Shambolic Income
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What was EPA?
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protocol Agency
Eradication Protection Advisory
EPAAAAAA!!
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After the set-back of the election of 1970, who did Nixon use to help with the economy?
Burns
Vance
Agnew
Kissinger
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Why was Milton Friedman influential?
An economist that advocated neo-liberal reforms
An economist that warned against neo-liberal reforms
A politician that helped Nixon push through domestic reforms
A politician that advised Nixon to go to China
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What was CRP?
Committee for Republican Politicians
Committee to Re-elect the President
Campaign to Re-Elect the Politicians
Campaign to Re-elect the President
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What type of domestic policies did Nixon attempt to initiate?
Conservative policies
Fascist, radical policies
Communist, radical policies
Liberal, progressive policies
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What was the name of the unit Nixon set up to investigate leaks?
Resolvers
Unleakers
Plumbers
Fixers
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What was leaked/release in 1971 that revealed secrets of the Vietnam War?
Watergate Affair
Pentagon Papers
Vietnam Documents
The Nixon Papers
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Why did Nixon go to China?
A nice vacation
To discuss issues relating to WW2
To share military knowledge
To put pressure on the USSR
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Who were the silent majority?
Mixed races and mixed classes
White and working class
Radical protestors
Black and middle class
48
However, despite peace, in what year was S.Vietnam completely controlled by the North?
1974
1976
1975
1973
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What was the name of the policy of gradual withdrawal from Vietnam?
Vietnamization
Withdrawalism
Nixonomics
Gradualism
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What was the problem with gradualism?
It went too fast
It was too slow to provide political success
