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US hist 12.1
Quiz practice
Term | Definition |
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Richard Nixon | President from 1968 to 1974. although he opened up relations with China, he was forced to resign in disgrace. |
Gerald Ford | became vice president in 1973 and president in 1974 without being elected to either office. |
Jimmy Carter | president from 1976 to 1980. Energy crisis and Iran hostage crisis ruined his presidency. |
Ayatollah Khomeini | Iranian religious leader responsible for the 1978 revolution, overthrow of the Shah, and the Americans taken hostage at the Embassy in Tehran. |
judges | President Nixon tried to restore law and order by appointing more conservative Supreme Court.... |
tape recorder | If Nixon was able to to back in time and remove one item from the White House prior to the Watergate scandal, it would probably be... |
Watergate | building complex in Washington DC that housed the National Democratic Party headquarters |