Richard Nixon

Question 1

why did the US and China have a bad relationship

Answer 1

US refused recognition to the communist government, China was blocked from admission to the United Nations

Question 2

summarize Nixon’s trip to China, and his goal for visiting

Answer 2

nixon toured the Great Wall and had a toast with Chinese leaders,
triangular diplomacy was created, china entered United Nations, reduce tensions and trading

Question 3

what does detente mean

Answer 3

easing tensions or cooling off

Question 4

what was the SALT treatment

Answer 4

US and Soviet Union pledge to limit number of nuclear weapons wash side would build, entered a joint venture into space

Question 5

why did OPEC institute an embargo against the US

Answer 5

it was response to US support for its ally Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War

Question 6

3 positive effects from the embargo

Answer 6

got US independent of imported oil by 1980
learned energy supplies were not unlimited
produced more oil

Question 7

3 negative effects from the embargo

Answer 7

he price of gasoline doubled, then quadrupled
dependence was on Middle East
restricted gas purchases

Question 8

three of nixon’s domestic policy

Answer 8

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

Question 9

what three things did Nixon create over the fear of losing reelection

Answer 9

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

Question 10

summarize what occurred during the watergate burglary

Answer 10

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

Question 11

who was hired to investigate the burglary

Answer 11

Archival Cox

Question 12

when nixon tried to limit information by paying burglars he was doing

Answer 12

an obstruction of justice and abuse of presidential power

Question 13

what happens as new evidence is presented

Answer 13

Some of Nixon’s top aides are implicated and forced to resign
top three white house advisors all resign

Question 14

what happens to nixon’s vp

Answer 14

Spiro Agnew resigns amidst a federal income tax evasion scandal and gerald ford becomes nixon’s new vp

Question 15

summarize the saturday night massacre

Answer 15

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

Question 16

summarize the tape gap

Answer 16

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

Question 17

what were the impacts of these two events

Answer 17

credibility gap grew, people wanted nixon impeached

tampering with evidence, abuses power, deliberately hiding his involvment

Question 18

what is executive privilege

Answer 18

president and high level executive branch officers can withhold info. from congress, the courts, and the public(to protect national security)

Question 19

what was the supreme court decision

Answer 19

unanimously decided that Nixon must hand over the tapes

Question 20

what did nixon do in response to the supreme court case

Answer 20

handed over the tapes that revealed that he had personally engaged in the cover up of the burglary

Question 21

after this what did congress do after nixon handed over the tapes

Answer 21

drawer up charges for impeachment: obstruction of justice, abuse of office
impeachment is political not criminal

Question 22

what did nixon do after these charges

Answer 22

fears being impeached and he resigned the office of the presidency

Question 23

what were the impacts of watergate

Answer 23

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