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Brockway- Nixon
Nixon Administration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| These were Nixon's two closest advisors. | Haldeman and Erhlichman |
| The "Triangle System" was composed of... | Nixon, Haldeman, and Erhlichman |
| Who was Nixon's opponent in the 1972 election? | McGovern |
| What was the major scandal that brought down the Nixon Administration? | Watergate Scandal |
| Who did not face criminal charges in the Watergate Scandal? | Nixon |
| What three domestic issues did Nixon focus on? | Inflation, Oil Crisis, and Domestic Programs |
| This country official received its first U.S. presidential visit during the Nixon administration. | China |
| What does the acronym SALT mean? | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| What country did SALT include? | Soviet Union |
| SALT was an international program developed to do what? | Limit strategic arms production between U.S. and the Soviet Union (later includes China and other developing nations) |
| Nixon eliminate many of the domestic programs created under this president. | LBJ |
| These two countries were the targets of secret bombings. | Cambodia and Laos |
| The Nixon Administration's downfall started with the release of these into the media. | Pentagon Papers |
| Nixon's Secretary of State | Henry Kissinger |
| This was a key reason for inflation in the 1970s. | Vietnam War |
| Nixon attempt this twice to aid with inflation. | Price freeze- 1971 and 1973 |
| What is deficit spending? | Government spending more than making to stimulate the economy. |
| What organization was created for foreign oil export countries? | OPEC |
| What does the acronym OPEC stand for? | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| What three countries were at war in the Middle East during the Yom Kippur War? | Israel, Syria, Egypt |
| When Nixon implemented price freezes in the U.S., what was the reaction by OPEC? | increased oil prices by 4x |
| What country did the U.S. support during the Yom Kippur War? | Israel |
| This conservative judge was appointed to the Supreme Court. | Warren Burger |
| What does New Federalism want states to do? | Deviate where national government funds should be given within the state- states should take care of themselves. |
| Before quadrupling prices, OPEC issued this after the Nixon's price freezes. | Embargo |
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