Richard Nixon

Question 1

Vietnam War

Answer 1

Wins election by promising to do something differently in Vietnam

Question 2

1969 Moon Landing

Answer 2

U.S. wins the space race

Question 3

Nixon Doctrine

Answer 3

we will not defend the whole world

Question 4

Pentagon Papers

Answer 4

Destroys JFK and LBJ amongst others, implicates Nixon for continuing got bomb Vietnam

Question 5

Diplomacy with China

Answer 5

Nixon is the first president to visit China - played ping pong to demonstrate new founded friendship

Question 6

SALT 1

Answer 6

USSR and US agree to destroy nuclear weapons but not all of them

Question 7

Stagflation

Answer 7

Foreign competition from nations that have recovered harm the U.S. economy - high inflation

Question 8

1973 Oil Crisis

Answer 8

Caused by U.S. siding with Israel v.s. Arab nations, oil was cut off by Arab countries, we relied on imported oil

Question 9

Watergate Scandal

Answer 9

Nixon breaks into democrat offices and steals debate plans, was not as bad ass the cover up. Nixon lied to investigators and destroyed taped conversations from the Oval Office