Richard Nixon Flashcards
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who defeated nixon in the 1960 election?
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JFK
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what did nixon do when he lost the ‘62 california gubernatorial election?
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left politics and supported Barry Goldwater in 1964 election
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how was nixon portrayed in the run up to the 1968 election?
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safe pair of hands
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how did storm thurmond help nixons campaign?
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switched parties and helped nixon with southern votes
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what key issue split democrats?
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vietnam war
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which 2 democrats both stood for election?
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bobby kennedy & hubert humphrey
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why did kennedy and humphrey’s fail to be elected?
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kennedy was assassinated
humphrey’s campaign disaster
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which democrat left the party and stood as an independent ?
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george wallace
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