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| Nixon battled a Democratically-controlled Congress he also battle the more libreal elements of society...notable the antiwar protestors. To accomplish this what did he do? |
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1. He used the FBI to run illeal wiretaps on the phones of many left wing individuals and on the phones of the Democratic Party's offices. 2. The CIA also compiled documents on the activites of thousands of Americans who objected to the government's policies. 3. Nixon even used the IRS to harass antiwar and civil rights activists who opposed his policies. |
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| From 1967 to 1973 the United States faced high inflation and high unemployment. |
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| What were the several causes of the economic problems under Nixon? |
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1. Government spending under the Johnson Administration 2. Increased competition in international trade 3. More workers coming into the work force |
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| What three things did Nixon try to do to combat stagflation? |
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1. Nixon attempted to raise taxes and cut government spending. Congress would not go along with this plan. 2. Nixon tried to reduce the amount of money in circulation by urging the Fed to raise intrest rates. All this did was drive the country into a mild recession. 3. August 1971, Nixon instituted wage and price control for a period of 90 days to try and cut the inflation rate. Inflation eased for a short time but the recession continued. |
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| This was Nixon's and Kissinger's plan for dealing with the communists. This term means 'easing of the tensions' |
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| After Nixon's visit with China what did both sides agree to? |
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1. Neither would try to dominate the Pacific 2. Both would cooperate in settling disputed peacefully 3. Scientific and cultural exchanges would begin 4. Taiwan would eventually be reunited with the mainland. This last agreement has yet to happen and is a sore point in China-US relations. |
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| The Soviet Leader when Nixon was in office. |
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| Define the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) |
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| A five year agreement that limited the number of ICBMs and submarine launched missiles to 1972 levels |
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| Who were Nixon's small group of fiercely loyal advisors? |
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H.R. Haldeman - White House Chief of Staff John Erlichman - Chief Domestic Advisor John Mitchell - Attorney General And Head of the Committe to Re-Elect the President (CRP) John Dean - Presidential Counsel These men also shared Nixon's penchant for secrecy and the consolidation of power. Critics charged that these men developed an attitude that they were somehow above the law |
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| Who was Elliot Richardson? |
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Nixon's new Attorney General Richardson was charged iwth naming an independent special prosecutor who was to investigate the Watergate incident |
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| He was named the special prosecutor in the watergate affair |
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| After the Watergate Affair the White House was under siege by three investigations. What were they? |
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The Justice Department, with FBI, and the special prosecutors The Senate, investigating committee The ever persistent Washington Post |
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| a writ commanding a person to appear under penalty. Evidence can also be subpeonaed as in the case of the Watergate tapes. |
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| Who was William Ruckelshaus? |
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| He was the Deputy Attorney general. He refused and handed in his resignation in protest. |
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| Nixon went to him, the SOlicitor Genera, who due to the resignation of Richardsn and Ruckelshaus, was now temporary head of the Justice Department and ordered him to fire Cox |
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| Define The Saturday Night Massacre !!!!!!! |
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It was when Nixon fired people on a Saturday night |
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| He was the new special prosecutor and seemed every bit as determeined to get his hands on the tapes as his predecessor. |
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| He was Nixon' Vice President and had been forced to resign in a scandal left over from his term as Governor of Maryland. |
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| Whad decision was made involving Nixon that made him resign? |
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The House Judiciary Committe had determined that there was enough evidence to impeach the president. They brought three charges against him: 1. obstruction of justice 2. abuse of power 3. and contempt of Congress When Nixon released the tapes in August they revealed that Nixon had known about his administration's role in the burglary and had helped to plan the cover up. before the full House could bote on the articles of impeachmen, President Nixon tnedered his resignation and his new Vice President Gerald Ford became president. |
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| What kind of appointment did President Nixon make to the Supreme Court? |
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| He made the appointment of conservative judges |
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| What was President Ford's rationale for pardoning his predecessor? |
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| He wanted his country to move forward and they coudn't do that unless they forgot about the past. |
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| Describe what its meant by the term 'realpolitik.' What is the basis for this political-diplomatic philosophy? Who was its main proponent? |
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| It means practical politics and usefulness. Henry Kissinger was the main proponent of this plan. |
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| What did OPEC negatively affect the U.S. economy in the 1970's? What did this force the U.S. to do? |
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| It caused gas prices to raise. And this forced the U.S. to ration gas. |
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| What was Congress's response to Nixon's stonewalling of the Watergate investigation? |
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| Their response was to bring impeachment charges against him. |
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| What did the Oval Office tapes reveal to Congress once President Nixon surrendered them? |
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| They revealed that Nixon attempted to stiffle the investigation and to 'interfere' |
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| What was the goal of the environment movement with regard to the Federal Government in the 1970's? |
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| They wanted tlaws against the environment enforced |
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| What caused most of the pollution in the U.S. after WWII? |
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| New products and new was of making plastic |
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| Describe how Jimmy Carter won the election of 1976 |
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| He portrayed hiself as a Washington outsider. meaning he didn't have anything to do with the Watergate inscident. |
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| What was President Carter's strategy for fighting inflation? |
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| He gave people incentive to conserve energy. this plan was the better of the two but still had its flaws. |
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Define the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977: |
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| The U.S. turned over the Panama Canal to Panama effective as of Decembe 1999 but we said that if they ever stopped us from using it that we would take it right back. |
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| What was President Ford's "WIN" Campaign all about? |
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| It stands for 'Whip Inflation Now.' It was a voluntary program to conserve energy but it didn't work because it as a voluntary program |
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| Why were certain people in the government and the military opposed to the SALT II talks? |
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| Because the levels of warheads left us at a military disadvantage |
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| Why did the revolutionary government of Iran take and hold American as hostages in 1979? What did they hope to gain by this act? |
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| Their leader had fled the country with a lot of their money so in order to get him back they took our people and held them hostage until we gave them back their leader. |
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| What events weakened Jimmy Carter's presidency and paved the way for Ronald Reagan's eventual victory in the presidential election of 1980? |
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| Inflation, economy, and he hostage isue that hadn't been resolved yet. |
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| In the field of foreign relations, what was President Carter's greatest success? What was the result of this event? |
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| The Camp David Accords. Israel gave back and to Egypt that they had occupied since the six day war. |
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