Nixon Flashcards

1
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Term Nixon used that described Americans who wanted to end turmoil

A

Middle America or silent majority

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2
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Racist southern politician that ran 3rd party in 68 … took away votes to help Nixon win

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George Wallace

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3
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Nixons strategy to have south appeal rep.

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Southern strategy - solid south

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4
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Nixon re-established this to end chaos, protest and turmoil

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Peace w/ honor

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5
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Political party of Nixon

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Republican

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6
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Vice President of Nixon that was forced to resign out of bribery

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Spiroagnew

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7
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Nixons advisor of foreign affairs shaped policy of ending Vietnam

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Henry Kissinger

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8
Q

High level meeting between president or world leaders

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Summit

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9
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Term lessening tensions w/ Russia and China

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Detente

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10
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Nixon made a surprise visit to These countries for detente

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China and Moscow

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11
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Nixon made distrust between Russia and China gov. To attempt to deflect attention from U.s.

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Triangular diplomacy

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12
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Contact w/ Chinese gov. And started triangular diplomacy was

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Ping pong

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13
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Treaty to reduce nuclear arms between Russia and US

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Salt one

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14
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Office building that had the dem. National headquarters and nixons scandals

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Watergate

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15
Q

Reporters who helped unravel watergate story

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Woodward and Bernstein

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16
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Group of men Nixon employed and solve problems and spy on opponents of the administration

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CRP

17
Q

Nixon suffered from this

A

Paranoid

18
Q

Names of people who opposed Nixon and considered a threat

A

Enemies list

19
Q

Item that helps alert security guard of a break-in dnc

A

Tapp

20
Q

Sued the president in Nixon v. United States in order to force Nixon to turn over the secret tape recording made in the Oval Office at the White House

A

Congress/ senate

21
Q

Nixons quote when asked about his involvement in the watergate case

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” I am not a crook “

22
Q

Watergate showed that no person is

A

“Above the law”

23
Q

America lost this because of watergate scandal

A

Confidence and faith

24
Q

The tapes were viewed as this type of evidence that showed nixons involvement in the cover up of the break in

A

Smoking gun