UNIT 6

Question 1

Richard Nixon

Answer 1

1913-1994
The 37th President that pushed measures that slowed the progress of civil rights and sought to restore economic stability. Won by appealing to the silent majority.

Question 2

Silent Majority

Answer 2

1960s
Northern, blue-collar workers who feared social changes taking place in the country.

Question 3

Nixon’s Domestic Policies

Answer 3

1969-1974
- a policy of deliberate neglect of civil rights movement and the needs of ethnic minorities
- opposed racial desegregation
- created Environmental Protection Agency
- lowered the speed limit during the oil crisis
- federalized food stamp program and established national eligibility requirements
-signed into law the autonomic adjustments for inflation of SS payment.

Question 4

Yom Kippur War

Answer 4

Oct 6, 1973 – Oct 25, 1973
Due to the U.S. support of Israel, Arab nations imposed an embargo on oil shipments to the U.S. from Oct 1973 to Mar 1974, causing the fist oil crisis in the America.

Question 5

Nixon Doctrine

Answer 5

Introduced in 1969
A policy whereby the U.S. would continue to assist its allies financially but wouldn’t assume responsibility of defending the entire non-Communist world.

Question 6

Détente

Answer 6

1972-1990s
A policy of relaxation of political tensions between the rival nations.

Question 7

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

Answer 7

1972
limited US and USSR to deploying only 2 antiballistic missile systems; limited the # of nuclear missiles maintained by each country.

Question 8

Shirley Chisholm

Answer 8

1924-2005
the 1st AA women to be elected to the House of Representatives (1968) and announced her desire to run for presidency (1972)

Question 9

Plumbers

Answer 9

1970s
a group of men used by the White House to spy on the president’s opponents and stops leaks to the press.

Question 10

Committee to Re-Elect the President

Answer 10

1970s
An org that played dirty tricks on Nixon’s opponents during the presidential campaign

Question 11

Watergate Break-In Scandal

Answer 11

June 17, 1972
5 “plumbers” broke into the DNC quarters to collect evidence to sabotage Democratic Party. Destroyed Nixon’s public image and convinced the public that the gov cannot be trusted to protect the interests of people and tell them the truth.

Question 12

Gerald R. Ford

Answer 12

1913-2006
The 1st vice president chosen under the terms of the 25th Amendment, the 1st president to take office after a sitting president’s resignation.

Question 13

Ronald Reagan

Answer 13

1911-2004
Reagan’s rise to presidency was an unusual transition from pop cultural significance to political success. Officially switched parties.

Question 14

The New Right

Answer 14

1964-present
A group of conservative Americans that opposed the legalization of abortion, the feminist movement, and sex ed in public schools.

Question 15

Reaganomics

Answer 15

1980s
Reagan offered income tax cuts for the rich, stimulating them to invest in biz, factories, and stock market, creating jobs down the socioeconomic ladder

Question 16

The Heritage Foundation

Answer 16

Launched in 1973
Sought to counteract what conservatives believed to be Nixon’s acceptance of liberal consensus on too many issues. Helped Reagan to get into political office in 1980.

Question 17

Moral Majority

Answer 17

1979- late 1980s
An American political org associated with the Christian right and Republican Party; feverishly promoted traditional values.

Question 18

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Answer 18

1972
A proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.

Question 19

Phyllis Schlafly

Answer 19

1924-2016
A conservative activist that prevented ERA from passing, arguing that women would loose gender-specific restrooms and exemption from military draft.

Question 20

The War on Drugs

Answer 20

1980s
Penalties for crack possession and use exceeded penalties for cocaine use. Sentences for street drug crimes became longer and harsher. Led to mass incaceration.

Question 21

George Bush

Answer 21

1946-present
43 president of the US; campaigned with the promise if “compassionate conservatism” at home and nonintervention abroad; his policy dramatically changed after 9/11

Question 22

War in Afghanistan

Answer 22

2001-2021
The U.S. began a bombing campaign in response to 9/11.

Question 23

War in Iraq

Answer 23

2003-2011
A protracted armed conflict in Iraq that began with the U.S.-led coalition that overthrew the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein.

Question 24

USA Patriot Act

Answer 24

2001
Enabled law enforcement agencies to monitor citizens’ emails and phone conversations without a warrant.

Question 25

Terrorist Surveillance Program

Answer 25

2002-2006
Implemented by the National Security Agency to intercept al-Qaeda communications where at least one party was not a U.S. citizen

Question 26

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Answer 26

2006
Supreme Court ruled that the military tribunals that tried Guantanamo prisoners violated both U.S. federal law and Geneva Conventions

Question 27

Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay

Answer 27

early 2000s
A U.S. naval base to where U.S. began transporting men suspected of being members of al-Qaeda for questioning

Question 28

Nixon Doctrine

Answer 28

Introduced in 1969
U.S. would continue to support its allies financially; however, other nations were warned to assume responsibility for their own defense.

Question 29

Détente

Answer 29

1970s-1990s
Sought to stabilize the international system by thawing relations with Cold War rivals and bilaterally freezing arms levels.

Question 30

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Answer 30

1973
Arab members of OPEC embargoed oil exports to the U.S. involvement in the Middle East. Launched first energy crisis in America.

Question 31

Four main pillars of Reaganomics

Answer 31

1981-1989
Tax cuts, deregulation, cuts to domestic social spending, and reduction of inflation.

Question 32

War Powers Resolution

Answer 32

1973
Congress passed with, with it first being vetoed by Nixon and then overrode, in order to reduce the president’s ability to wage war without congressional consent.