US 2 Chapter 31

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What did Nixon do to try and halt inflation in the early 1970s?

90 day freeze in wages and prices

who was the ambassador whose appointment symbolized President Carter's commitment to civil rights?

Andrew Young

who was one of the reporters who broke the story of the Watergate scandal?

Bob Woodward

What was the historic agreement between Israel and Egypt?

Camp David Accords

Who maintained many policies of the Nixon administration?

Ford

who pardoned Richard Nixon for his role in Watergate?

Gerald Ford

who was guided by the notion of realpolitik?

Henry Kissinger

Who was the first human to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

Why were Americans outraged by the Saturday night massacre?

Nixon's actions seemed to challenge the Constitution

What was the international organization of oil-producing countries?

OPEC

What was controlled by the US until 1999?

Panama Canal

What country was officially recognized under the Carter administration?

People's Republic of China

What was President Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement?

The Camp David Accords

Who revealed the White House's involvement in the Watergate break in?

Washington Post

Who were the Plumbers?

a group that investigated President Nixon's political enemies

How did OPEC retaliate against the US for its support of Israel?

an oil embargo

What did Three Mile Island and Love Canal have in common?

both were environmental crises that marred the Carter presidency

What did Nixon's approach to domestic policies illustrate?

favored conservative ideals but was willing to take a liberal stance on some issues

What is an overall rise in prices?

inflation

What did Nixon propose to solve domestic problems that would shift money and power to the states?

new federalism

Did Nixon believe the size of the federal government should be expanded?

no

did Nixon turn over the White House tapes as soon as he received a subpoena to do so?

no

What was the effect of the Earth Day demonstration?

passage of the Clean Air Act

After the Shah was overthrown, who took control of Iran?

the Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini

What did the economic problems on the early 1970s illustrate?

the US economy was overly dependent on oil from OPEC

What did Nixon's "southern strategy" illustrate?

was willing to delay further civil rights advances in order to achieve electoral success in the South

Does realpolitik mean the US should consider foreign policy based on what is best for the US?

yes

Was Jimmy Carter an honest man who tried to break down barriers between the presidency and ordinary Americans?

yes

did the Iranian hostage crisis help undermine the American public's confidence in Carter?

yes


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