Unit 27 Flashcards
What were the three parts of Nixon’s plan to end the Vietnam War?
Pursue a settlement at the Paris peace talks, turn more of the fighting over to the South Vietnamese army (called Vietnamization of the war), and heavily bomb Communist bases and supplies
Where did a deadly clash take place between college students and National Guardsmen?
Kent State in Ohio
What were classified documents that were stolen from the Pentagon which showed plans were being made for an escalation of American involvement in Vietnam?
The Pentagon Papers
What goal of President Kennedy was fulfilled on July 20, 1969?
The United States landed the first men on the moon
What proposed amendment stated that the equality of rights under the law should not be denied by the U.S. on account of sex, but never became part of the Constitution?
The Equal Rights Amendment
What group cut sales of oil resulting in severe disruption in the U.S.?
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
What two bold foreign policy moves did Nixon make?
His visit to Communist China and to the Soviet Union
What was the term given to the policy of easing tensions with the Soviet Union?
Policy of detente
What happened to George Wallace during the 1972 campaign?
He was shot at and became paralyzed from the waist down
Who was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972?
George McGovern
What happened with the Democrats’ 1972 vice presidential nominee?
He received psychiatric electric shock treatments in the 1960s and was pressured to withdraw and replaced by Sargent Shriver
Where was the Watergate break-in?
In the Watergate building in the offices of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)
What question did Senator Baker ask repeatedly at the Senate Watergate hearings?
“What did the President know and when did he know it?”
What new source of evidence of Oval Office conversations was revealed in the hearings?
A secret taping system was used in the Oval Office to record conversations and phone calls
What happened to Vice President Agnew?
He resigned from the Vice Presidency
What controversial move did President Ford make regarding Nixon?
He issued a pardon for any Federal crimes Nixon might have committed while he was President
What was Gerald Ford’s position in Washington before he became Vice President?
He was a minority leader in the House
Who was Ford’s running mate in 1976?
Robert Dole
Who was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1976?
Jimmy Carter
What was the highest office Carter had held prior to his presidential bid?
He was a governor of Georgia in 1970
Who did Carter choose as his running mate?
Walter Mondale
What historic agreement did Carter help bring about?
The Camp David agreement between Egypt and Israel
What was Carter’s response to Soviet aggression in Afghanistan?
He suspended nuclear arms treaty negotiations with the U.S.S.R., halted grain shipments to Russia, and boycotted the Moscow Olympics
What crisis led to Carter’s (and America’s) embarrassment?
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
