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Nixon Domestic Policy Dates Flashcards

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1
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When is Nixon inaugurated?

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January 1969

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2
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When does man land on the moon?

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1969

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When does Nixon request a wage and price restraint on television?

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1970

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When does the bugging of the White House begin?

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February 1971

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When does Nixon sign a Wage-Price Controls Bill

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May 1971

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6
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When were the Pentagon Papers published?

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June 1971

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7
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When was the Emergency Employment Act signed?

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July 1971

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8
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When are the price freezes?

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1971

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9
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When does Nixon dismiss the use of busing?

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March 1972

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10
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When does Nixon enact legislation that devalues the dollar?

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April 1972

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11
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When does the Watergate scandal begin?

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June 1972

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12
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When does Nixon deny Watergate involvement?

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August 1972

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13
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When does Nixon win reelection?

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November 1972

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14
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When does Nixon take responsibility for Watergate?

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April 1973

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15
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When does Agnew resign?

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October 1973

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16
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When was the Saturday Night Massacre?

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October 1973

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17
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When is it revealed that Nixon pays less than $1,000 in tax? (forced to pay back almost $500,000 in April 1974)

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December 1973

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18
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When is the minimum wage increase by $2?

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April 1974

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When is the U.S vs Nixon ruling (8-0 Supreme Court decision that he has to turn over 64 tapes that disclose his knowledge of the Watergate cover up)?

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July 1974

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20
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When does Nixon resign?

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August 1974

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21
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How did Nixon’s make him appear alike the ‘ordinary man’?

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interview programmes with the ‘ordinary man’ which also protected him from press questioning

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22
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How many police had Daley placed in Chicago in preparation for the Democratic Convention?

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23,000

23
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How many were at the Democratic Convention protesting it?

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10,000

24
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How much did the failure of the Democratic Convention increase Nixon’s lead in the polls by?

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to double digits

25
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What percentage of voters voted for Nixon and how did he win despite this?

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42% because Wallace took away 10 million votes, damaging Humphrey

26
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What was the biggest issue facing Nixon as he became President?

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Vietnam and the problems associated with it

27
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Was inflation high or low as Nixon became president?

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High - 4.7%, the highest since the Korean War

28
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What did Nixon’s election rhetoric focus on?

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the breakdown of law and order, citing the riots of 1964 to 1968 and emphasising the events of the Democratic Convention.

29
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What was Nixon’s main ideology?

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‘New Federalism’ - proposals to roll back some of the power of the federal government

30
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When/what was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act?

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1970, began the attempt to deal with America’s drug issues

31
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What did a report from 1971 suggest about Vietnam veterans?

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15% were addicted to heroin

32
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When was the Drug Enforcement Administration founded?

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1973

33
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How many federal judges did he appoint?

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231

34
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When was Roe v. Wade passed?

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1973

35
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What was the Family Assistance Program?

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called for the replacement of bureaucracy heavy-aid schemes like food stamps with direct cash payments. All recipients of this would need to undergo training or work.

36
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Why was the Family Assistance program criticised?

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  • $1600 was not sufficient for a family
  • conservatives disliked the idea of guaranteed annual income
  • unions saw it as a threat to min wage
  • many in other organisations feared their jobs
  • many public felt the working poor would expand welfare by millions
37
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In what area of Welfare did Nixon succeed in reforming?

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Supplemental Security Income which provided guaranteed income for elderly and disabled citizens.

38
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What environmental acts did Nixon pass?

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  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • 1973 Endangered Species Act
39
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What was Nixon’s strategy in keeping protests quiet?

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  • withdrawing troops
  • altering criteria for draft
  • concealing Vietnam reality
  • using speeches to question the patriotism of anti-war protesters.
40
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How many troops were removed in June 1969?

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25,000

41
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How many troops were removed in December 1969?

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60,000

42
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What was college enrolment by the end of the 1960s?

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8.5 million

43
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When were the Kent State University shooting?

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May 1970 - four students were shot

44
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What was the ‘Hard Hat Riot’?

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May 1970 - 1000 students in New York protesting the Kent State Shooting were attacked by 200 construction workers

45
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When did 130,000 people march through New York?

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20 May 1970

46
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In May 1971 what was the public approval rate of the war?

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28%

47
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By September 1970what percentage of black students were attending segregated schools?

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10%

48
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What was the Philadelphia Plan?

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1970 - government contractors in Philadelphia had to hire minority workers until stated targets were reached.

49
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When was Shirley Chisholm elected to Congress?

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1968

50
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How did Nixon advance women’s rights?

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  • increased no. of female appointments to the administration.
  • Presidential Task Force on Women’s Rights
  • sex discrimination suits brought under Title VII of the CRA
51
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By 1970, what was unemployment rates?

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6%

52
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In 1971, how did Nixon attempt to fix the economy?

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  • wage and price freeze
  • tax cuts
  • 10% import tax to protect US business
  • ending Bretton Woods Accord

public approval was immediate

53
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Why did inflation begin to rise again after 1971?

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  • oil price rises due to OPEC
  • US support for Israel in Yom Kippur war
  • US had passed peak oil in 1970
  • Inflation was 12.1%
54
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What were the Plumbers?

A

Nixon’s own investigative team that was supposed to fix leaks.

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