protest movements and economy

Question 1

what suggested middle America was tired of protests

Answer 1

84 per cent of Americans believed student demonstrators were treated too leniently.

Question 2

what disrupted Nixons inauguration

Answer 2

anti-war protestors

Question 3

in autumn 1969 tens of thousands participated in the largest ever anti-war protests-the ——–

Answer 3

moratorium

Question 4

what erupted anti war protests in over 80% of us universities in spring 1970

Answer 4

Nixon appeared to be extending the Vietnam War to Cambodia

Question 5

what did a pro black panthers protest do to Yale

Answer 5

set Yale law school library books on fire

Question 6

what happened during a protest in Ohio Kent state

Answer 6

students rioted and fire bombed the ROTC (reserve officer training corps) building

• then the National Guard panicked during a peaceful protest and four students were shot dead and 11 wounded.
• Over half of Americans blamed the students but Nixon’s comment about ‘bums….blowing up the campuses’ angered others.

Question 7

when did Kent state students get shot by national guard

Answer 7

may 1970

Question 8

how many protesters were taken to court in Washington 1970 - why was this effective

Answer 8

100,000
it kept them busy and broke

Question 9

what 4 methods did Nixon use to decrease protests

Answer 9

• timed troop withdrawals from Vietnam to forestall popular protest
• adjusted then removed the draft
• threatened to end federal scholarships and loans for convicted student criminals or those who had ‘seriously’ violated campus regulations
• ordered surveillance of disruptive groups

Question 10

what 4 economic problems did Nixon inherit during 69-71

Answer 10

*the already massive federal deficit increased greatly

*inflation and unemployment continued to rise

*the productivity of American industry continued to decline

*the flood of Japanese and German imports continued to endanger America’s balance of trade, which damaged the dollar on the international money market.

Question 11

when did Nixon introduce his new economic policy

Answer 11

august 1971

Question 12

what was Nixons new economic policy

Answer 12

wages and prices were frozen and the dollar devalued

Question 13

what was Nixons new economic policy rating

Answer 13

75% approval

Question 14

why was Nixons new economic policy unsuccessful

Answer 14

devaluation in July 1973 was ineffective and abandonment of wage price controls resulted in ‘great inflation’ of 1973

Question 15

how did German and Japanese products harm American economy

Answer 15

they were cheaper and often better so more imports

Question 16

america had 6% of world population but consumed how much of the worlds oil production

Answer 16

33%

Question 17

how much of the oil did Americans use and import

Answer 17

30%

Question 18

impact of oil no longer being cheap

Answer 18

• business, industry and consumers suffered from the rising cost of oil.
• Americans were paying 30 per cent more for heating oil and gasoline, so their cost of living rose. Although the US standard of living remained the world’s highest, there was increasing gloom over the economy.

Question 19

impact of Nixon supporting Israel in Arab-israeli war in 1973

Answer 19

led to an Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil embargo on America, after which oil prices were hiked by 387 per cent.

Question 20

what 2 factors meant American economy was having problems

Answer 20

• oil - US became an energy deficit
• foreign products being better than American ones