Quiz 2 T3 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Nixon fundamentally reshaped the way the United States approached the world. His leading adviser on national security and international affairs………helped him
Henry Kissinger
In foreign affairs, Nixon and Kissinger shared the idea of ……. a German word meaning “real politics.” According to this idea, a nation’s political goals around the world should be defined by what is good for the nation instead of by abstract ideologies.
realpolitik
In 1972, Nixon traveled to China to and met with Premier …….. and Chairman Mao Zedong. The visit was a historic first step toward normalizing relations between the two countries.
Zhou Enlai
………This agreement froze the deployment of intercontinental ballistic missiles and placed limits on antiballistic missiles. The treaty was a first step toward limiting the arms race.
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT )
The United States and Soviet Union now implemented a new policy called ……. to replace the prior foreign policy, which was based on suspicion and distrust. ….. eased tensions between the two nations.
détente
Nixon claimed to represent the ……… the working men and women who made up middle America. He believed that they were tired of “big” government.
silent majority
Nixon’s presidency was plagued by a combination of recession and inflation that came to be known as ……..
stagflation
Nixon set out to expand his base of support. His ……..targeted southern whites, who had traditionally voted for Democrats.
southern strategy
In June 1972, burglars broke into the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington. After their conviction, one of them charged that administration officials had been involved. Nixon denied any wrongdoing in what came to be known as the ……. scandal.
Watergate
The ………. is an unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly
Silent majority
The ………………………………………. is an intergovernmental Organization of 13 countries founded on 14 September 1960 in Baghdad by the first five member
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
What role did Richard Nixon and his top aides in the watergate scandal?
Nixon and his aides may or may not have ordered or had knowledge of the break-in but they did take part in the attempted cover - up
Explain why president Nixon decided to recognize China.
by improving relations with China,Nixon sought to to improve trade , end the Vietnam war, and weaken the alliance between China and Soviet Union
What did realpolitik encourage for the United States?
B. a foreign policy based on national interests rather than ideology
Which event first hinted at China’s willingness to negotiate with the United States?
B. An American table-tennis team was invited to compete in China.
What did the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty accomplish?
B. It controlled the use of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Which demographic did Richard Nixon claim to represent during his campaign for President
D. the silent majority
How did President Nixon win the support of southern whites and urban blue-collar workers?
D. He ordered a freeze on court-ordered desegregation busing.
How did President Nixon try to justify withholding the White House Tapes?
D. by claiming executive privilege
In which parts of the world was Nixon’s foreign policy motivated by the desire to stop the spread of communism?
C. Latin America and Southeast Asia
According to the timeline, what element of the Watergate scandal was key in forcing President Nixon from office?
C. tapes Nixon made of Oval Office conversations about Watergate
How did Nixon combine conservative and liberal goals?
A. He redirected money to the states but increased spending on Medicare.
How did the Philadelphia Plan affect minorities in the United States?
F. It embraced affirmative action policies that encouraged businesses to hire minorities without discrimination.
What did the oil embargo reveal about the American economy in the 1970s?
H. that it was dependent on the stability of foreign oil supply
