Richard Nixon Flashcards
why did the US and China have a bad relationship
US refused recognition to the communist government, China was blocked from admission to the United Nations
summarize Nixon’s trip to China, and his goal for visiting
nixon toured the Great Wall and had a toast with Chinese leaders,
triangular diplomacy was created, china entered United Nations, reduce tensions and trading
what does detente mean
easing tensions or cooling off
what was the SALT treatment
US and Soviet Union pledge to limit number of nuclear weapons wash side would build, entered a joint venture into space
why did OPEC institute an embargo against the US
it was response to US support for its ally Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War
3 positive effects from the embargo
got US independent of imported oil by 1980
learned energy supplies were not unlimited
produced more oil
3 negative effects from the embargo
he price of gasoline doubled, then quadrupled
dependence was on Middle East
restricted gas purchases
three of nixon’s domestic policy
environment- signed the clean air act, clean water act, endangered species act created the environmental preotection agency, was in office for the first earth day
health and safety-dedicated millions to fund nation cancer centers, created OSHA-to assure safe and healthy working conditions
women’s rights- signed the Title IX which requires schools to provide equal funding for both men and women’s athletic programs, received opportunities for college education
what three things did Nixon create over the fear of losing reelection
an enemies list-people who were against nixon’s administration
group of “plumbers”- broke into Ellsberg’s office
Committee to re-elect the president(CRP)- sent spies to join opposing candidates campaigns,hecklers to democratic conventions, and false letters accusing famous politicians of scandals
summarize what occurred during the watergate burglary
CRP has broken into where the DNC had stayed before, but the wiretaps failed to work properly, so they went back. The guard noticed the locks were taped and called the police
who was hired to investigate the burglary
Archival Cox
when nixon tried to limit information by paying burglars he was doing
an obstruction of justice and abuse of presidential power
what happens as new evidence is presented
Some of Nixon’s top aides are implicated and forced to resign
top three white house advisors all resign
what happens to nixon’s vp
Spiro Agnew resigns amidst a federal income tax evasion scandal and gerald ford becomes nixon’s new vp
summarize the saturday night massacre
in october, nixon told the attorney general to fire he investigator, he says no then resigns, Dept. Attorney Gen. William Ruckelsausbresigns, 3rd in line Bork fires Cox, became known as saturday night massacre
summarize the tape gap
nixon’s tapes were finally delivered, there was a 18 1/2 minute gap in the tapes where they talked about watergate. said the tape erase was an accident
what were the impacts of these two events
credibility gap grew, people wanted nixon impeached
tampering with evidence, abuses power, deliberately hiding his involvment
what is executive privilege
president and high level executive branch officers can withhold info. from congress, the courts, and the public(to protect national security)
what was the supreme court decision
unanimously decided that Nixon must hand over the tapes
what did nixon do in response to the supreme court case
handed over the tapes that revealed that he had personally engaged in the cover up of the burglary
after this what did congress do after nixon handed over the tapes
drawer up charges for impeachment: obstruction of justice, abuse of office
impeachment is political not criminal
what did nixon do after these charges
fears being impeached and he resigned the office of the presidency
what were the impacts of watergate
the reputation of the presidency was damaged by deceit of watergate scandal
credibility gap grew
president had abused his power
gave rise to a new era of investigative reporting
