Quiz 23

He became the only person to become president of the United States without being elected:

Gerald Ford

The invasion of Cambodia led to a nationwide student strike. The result was the death of four college students at

Kent State University

Which administration's efforts to mislead the American people were revealed by the publication of the Pentagon Papers?

Lyndon B. Johnson

President Nixon shocked the world when he visited this Communist country, and formally recognized it:

Peoples Republic of China.

With what nation did the United States sign the SALT I Treaty:

Soviet Union

The major motivation behind the Saturday Night Massacre was Nixon's desire to:

avoid handing over the key White House tapes

Nixon's "southern strategy" involved winning southern support by:

capitalizing on their skepticism of federal social welfare programs.

Stagflation included all of the following EXCEPT

low gas prices

Which of the following was NOT one of Richard Nixon's accomplishments as president?

speedy end to the Vietnam War

Jimmy Carter won the election of 1976 because he:

was viewed as an alternative to Washington insiders.