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ALL Chapter 22

LBJ - Carter

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1. Who is the only president to resign the office Richard Nixon
2. Who was appointed to be the first black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
3. This Israeli Prime Minister signed the Camp David Peace Accords Menachem Beagan
4. Which president pardoned Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
5. What is the name of the Communist guerrilla fighters who attacked South Vietnamese villagers Viet Cong
6. What did President Eisenhower call the idea of one country falling to Communism would lead to other countries falling to Communism Domino theory
7. Name the author who wrote books exposing the human cruelty of Communism Alexander Solzhenitsyn
8. Name the president born in Plains, GA Jimmy Carter
9. Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years Amendment 26
10. Which presidential candidate was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968 Robert Kennedy
11. What is the name of Nixon’s foreign policy De’tente
12. What was constructed from 1974 – 1977 to decrease American dependency on foreign oil Alaska Pipeline
13. Name the power plant which experienced an accident in 1979. Three Mile Island
14. Name the law which prohibited racial discrimination in public. Civil Rights Act of 1964
15. Who was Nixon’s National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger
Who was the first black American cabinet member? Robert Weaver
What law required federal supervision of local elections? Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who was the black supremacist leader who wanted segregation to preserve black culture and was assassinated in 1965? Malcolm X
What is the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin? In 1964, North Vietnamese allegedly attacked US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. LBJ asked Congress to increase the US military presence in the area which escalated the US involvement in Vietnam
What are two ways disgruntled Americans showed their disapproval of the Vietnam War? demonstrations and flag burning
Name one college where anti-Vietnam demonstrations became so violent, students were killed. Kent State
When was the Vietnam cease fire? January 1973
What does de'tente mean? relaxing of tensions
What Communist country did Nixon visit in an effort to open trade relations? China
What is Watergate? Break-in to the Democratic National HQ by Nixon advisers prior to the 1972 election. Although Nixon did not know about the break-in until later, he attempted to cover up the break-in.
When did Nixon resign the presidency? August 9, 1974
Who was the only president who was never elected on a presidential ticket? Gerald Ford
Neill Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon on what date? July 20, 1969
Which Communist and atheist used her son's public school attendance to file a lawsuit banning public school prayer? Madalyn Murray O'Hair
When did the Supreme Court ban public school prayer? 1962
What type of energy development did President Carter encourage? solar energy
When did Congress investigate Watergate? 1974
What did President Johnson call his welfare program? Great Society
What was the Arab Oil embargo of 1973? OPEC (Arab oil-producing nations) chose to not sell oil to the US in retaliation for the US aiding Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Oil quadrupled in price and America decided to develop more of her own oil resources by building the Alaska Pipeline.
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