The top-secret Pentagon Papers, leaked and published in 1971

exposed the deception that had led the United States into the Vietnam War.

Congressman Gerald Ford had become vice president of the United States when

Spiro Agnew resigned on corruption charges and Nixon appointed Ford

Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to

prohibit sex discrimination in any fed. funded ed. program or activity.

Nixon tried to resist giving his taped conversations to the special prosecutor and Congress by claiming that

he had executive privilege (confidentiality).

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon

imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze.

Roe v. Wade declared state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional because they

violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy in her own person.

American Indian activists brought attention to their cause in the 1970s by seizing

Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

Carter believed that the problem of the American economy in the late 1970s was

U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

The 1973 War Powers Act

required pres. reporting and congressional approval of troop commitments

The most controversial action of Gerald Ford's presidency was

pardoning Nixon for any known or unknown crimes he had committed

Richard Nixon's Vietnam policy included all of the following except

increased American troop commitments.

The oil shocks of the 1970s brought home to Americans the stunning fact that

they would have to invest in new forms of energy.

President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization of the war in Vietnam called for

a gradual handover of the ground war to the South Vietnamese.

In 1973, the American public was shocked to learn that

the U.S. Air Force had been secretly bombing Cambodia since 1969.

When the North Vietnamese launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam in 1975

the South Vietnamese government quickly collapsed.

Richard Nixon's southern strategy included the policy of

soft-pedaling civil rights and opposing school busing for racial balance

The American armed forces in Vietnam were composed largely of

the least privileged young Americans.

The Nixon Doctrine proclaimed that

Asian allies would have to fight their wars without large #'s of US troops

The Supreme Court, in the Bakke case, held that

racial quotas unconstitutional but race was used in college admissions

In 1976, President Gerald Ford won the Republican nomination by defeating a strong challenge from

former California governor Ronald Reagan.

As a result of U.S. support for Israel in 1973, when it was attacked by Egypt and Syria

Arab nations placed an embargo on oil to America.

Despite his political skills and foreign policy knowledge, Richard Nixon harbored deep and bitter resentments against

the liberal establishment that had fought him throughout his career.

President Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to

dramatic new waves of bitter domestic protest against the war.

As part of the cease-fire agreement in Vietnam in 1973

the United States withdrew all its troops from Vietnam.

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1
The top-secret Pentagon Papers, leaked and published in 1971
exposed President Nixon's secret bombing war of Cambodia.
revealed President Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal.
exposed the deception that had led the United States into the Vietnam War.
documented the North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
2
Congressman Gerald Ford had become vice president of the United States when
Spiro Agnew resigned on corruption charges and Nixon appointed Ford
Nixon was impeached and Congress needed to select a new president.
Nelson Rockefeller stepped down due to corruption charges
Nelson Rockefeller resigned the vice presidency to become gov. of NY
3
Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to
guarantee women equal pay for equal work.
protect women's access to birth control and abortion.
prohibit sex discrimination in any fed. funded ed. program or activity.
prohibit any form of sexual harassment or sexual innuendoes on the job.
4
The people of the United States had provided just about everything for South Vietnam except
the will to win the war.
hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops.
enough time to win.
the most sophisticated aircraft.
5
Nixon tried to resist giving his taped conversations to the special prosecutor and Congress by claiming that
they were his private property.
they were inaudible.
portions of the tape were erased.
he had executive privilege (confidentiality).
6
The guiding principle of President Carter's foreign policy was
isolationism.
human rights.
containment.
détente.
7
To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon
imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze.
sought a system of international currency stabilization.
put the United States back on the gold standard.
lowered Social Security payments.
8
Roe v. Wade declared state laws prohibiting abortion were unconstitutional because they
violated the First Amendment by using a religious definition of person.
violated the 5th Amendment by interfering with doctors medical practices.
violated a woman's constitutional right to privacy in her own person.
violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment
9
American Indian activists brought attention to their cause in the 1970s by seizing
the major tribal headquarters throughout Oklahoma.
the Tippecanoe battlefield and Mesa Verde National Park.
the Little Big Horn and Mount Rushmore in the sacred Black Hills.
Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
10
Carter believed that the problem of the American economy in the late 1970s was
the high import fees on foreign oil.
the exhaustion of domestic oil supplies.
the absence of price controls on domestic oil production.
U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
11
The 1973 War Powers Act
ended the military draft and created an all-volunteer army.
gave the president the power to commit troops without declaring war.
compelled President Nixon to end the secret bombing war in Cambodia.
required pres. reporting and congressional approval of troop commitments
12
The most controversial action of Gerald Ford's presidency was
signing the Helsinki accords with the Soviet Union.
pardoning Nixon for any known or unknown crimes he had committed
pardoning Vietnam War draft resisters and evaders.
arranging the deal whereby Nixon resigned the president.
13
Richard Nixon's Vietnam policy included all of the following except
extension of the war to Cambodia.
massive bombing campaigns in Vietnam.
Vietnamization.
increased American troop commitments.
14
The oil shocks of the 1970s brought home to Americans the stunning fact that
their economy was entirely dependent on foreign trade
the car was not sustainable as a mode of transportation.
they would have to invest in new forms of energy.
the United States had run completely out of oil.
15
President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization of the war in Vietnam called for
a full-scale conventional invasion of North Vietnam.
a gradual handover of the ground war to the South Vietnamese.
an end to all American military and economic aid to South Vietnam.
reorganization of the American army in Vietnam into anti-guerrilla units.
16
In 1973, the American public was shocked to learn that
President Nixon had prepared plans to invade North Vietnam.
the U.S. Air Force had been secretly bombing Cambodia since 1969.
some American soldiers had committed massacres in Vietnam.
the Vietnamese peace agreement would not last.
17
When the North Vietnamese launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam in 1975
the United States renewed bombing against North Vietnam.
the South Vietnamese government quickly collapsed.
the United States provided even more military aid to South Vietnam.
the Chinese intervened to seek a neutral settlement.
18
Richard Nixon's southern strategy included the policy of
completely overhauling the welfare system.
moving nearly all military bases to the southern states.
soft-pedaling civil rights and opposing school busing for racial balance
ending the Vietnam War.
19
The American armed forces in Vietnam were composed largely of
marines.
soldiers in their middle and late twenties.
African Americans.
the least privileged young Americans.
20
The Nixon Doctrine proclaimed that
the United States would supply only economic aid to its allies.
The US would provide only nuclear weapons to its allies
all American allies must commit troops to fight communism if necessary.
Asian allies would have to fight their wars without large #'s of US troops
21
Perhaps Richard Nixon's most valuable asset as he began his presidency in 1969 was his
close connection with former President Eisenhower
naturally conciliatory manner.
expertise in foreign affairs.
inclination to work openly with antiwar liberals to halt the Vietnam War.
22
The Supreme Court, in the Bakke case, held that
reverse discrimination was just as wrong as antiblack discrimination.
public universities could impose racial quotas
racial quotas unconstitutional but race was used in college admissions
forms of affirmative action in college admissions were unconstitutional.
23
In 1976, President Gerald Ford won the Republican nomination by defeating a strong challenge from
Senator Robert Dole.
Congressman George H. W. Bush.
former vice president Spiro Agnew.
former California governor Ronald Reagan.
24
President Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser, throughout his administration, was
Gerald Ford.
Henry Kissinger.
Spiro Agnew.
John Dean III.
25
As a result of U.S. support for Israel in 1973, when it was attacked by Egypt and Syria
America had to reduce its aid to other nations.
Israel took control of Syria.
Arab nations placed an embargo on oil to America.
the Soviet Union started sending arms to Syria.
26
Despite his political skills and foreign policy knowledge, Richard Nixon harbored deep and bitter resentments against
the Catholic Church that looked down on his own Quaker religion.
the conservative, Goldwater wing of the Republican party.
women whom he blamed for undermining traditional conservative values.
the liberal establishment that had fought him throughout his career.
27
President Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to
a successful suppression of Viet Cong gains in South Vietnam.
dramatic new waves of bitter domestic protest against the war.
a growing threat from China to enter the war on the side of North Vietnam.
congressional approval for an expanded war effort.
28
As part of the cease-fire agreement in Vietnam in 1973
the United States withdrew all its troops from Vietnam.
the Viet Cong joined a coalition government in South Vietnam.
North Vietnam withdrew all its troops from South Vietnam.
the United States ended the bombing of Cambodia.

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