Nixon Flashcards
Moon Landing
Who: Neil Armstrong What: Landing on the Moon When: July 20, 1969 Where: Florida to Moon Why: NASA succeeded at putting Man on the Moon
Detente
Who: Nixon What: Policy of eased tensions. Live and Let LIve When: 1969 Where: US and USSR Why: Reduced tensions of Cold War
Nixon in China
Who: Nixon What: Visit to PRC When: 1972 Where: China Why: First visit to PRC and eased tensions
Equal Rights Amendment
Who: Congress What: Proposed Amendment and Movement for Women's Equal Rights When: 1972 Where: Washington DC Why:
Roe V. Wade
Who: US Supreme Court What: Issue of Abortion When: 1973 Where: Washington D.C. Why: Created National Debate
Counterculture
Who: Hippie What: Hippie Movement When: 1960s Where: US Why:Created many Movements
Vietnamization
Who: Nixon
What: Policy to build SK Military and leave war
When: 1969
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: End to US Involvement in Vietnam War
Kent State
Who: Nixon What: 4 Students Killed When: May 4, 1970 Where: Ohio Why: Outraged Public and made them sympathetic to Anti-War Movement (Vietnam)
Pentagon Papers
Who: Daniel Ellsberg
What: Papers discovered by Daniel Ellsberg and released to public in New York Times, The Gov’t made a case to stop the publication because it was top-secret.
When: 1971
Where: US
Why: Showed the US was misleading public about Vietnam War.
Daniel Ellsberg
Who: Published Gov't Top-Secret Papers What: Pentagon Papers When: 1971 Where: US Why: Showed US Gov't was lying to the public
The Plumbers
Who: Nixon What: Special Investigations Unit When: 1971 Where: Washington D.C. Why: Created to stop leaking of classified information
Watergate
Who: Nixon
What:Five Men arrested for break-in at DNC nation headquarters, Resignations, Nixon - “I am not a crook”, Nixon’s Tapes
When: 1970s
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Scandal lead to impeachment of Nixon, but he resigned
