Nixon's Presidency Answers

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Which best explains why a partnership with China was attractive during the Nixon administration?

A
China was portrayed positively in the novel Silent Spring.
B
China was a potential ally and market for American goods.
C
China was willing to negotiate terms for a SALT I agreement.
D
China was a potential supporter of the Philadelphia Plan.
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A domestic initiative that President Nixon was responsible for was

A
the reduction of interest rates.
B
the formal recognition of China.
C
negotiating the SALT I agreement.
D
creating the Environmental Protection Agency.
3

President Nixon’s action to end the gold standard

A
created a budget deficit.
B
meant gold was no longer valuable.
C
meant the value of the dollar changed.
D
ended the US economic downturn.
4

Which was among President Nixon’s original proposals to help the US economy?

A
cutting interest rates
B
balancing the US budget
C
increasing US government spending
D
encouraging stagflation
5

Which best describes the main cause of the 1973 Oil Crisis?

A
Nixon ended the gold standard, which raised the price of gasoline.
B
The US recession led to an increase in the price of gasoline.
C
Israel won the Yom Kippur War, which raised the price of oil.
D
OPEC raised oil prices to punish the United States for its support of Israel.
7

Which best explains US concerns regarding Chile during Nixon’s first term?

A
The United States pressured Chile to discourage it from joining the space race.
B
The Unites States pressured Chile’s Marxists out of fear of a Communist revolution.
C
The United States pressured Chile to participate in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
D
The United States pressured Chile into negotiations through the use of détente.
8

When President Nixon’s original attempts to fix the US economy failed, he

A
abandoned wage and price controls, ended the gold standard, and increased federal spending.
B
cut federal spending, ended the gold standard, and put wage and price controls in place.
C
put wage and price controls in place, ended the gold standard, and increased federal spending.
D
established the gold standard, put wage and price controls in place, and increased federal spending.
9

Henry Kissinger’s approach toward foreign policy was shaped largely by the idea of

A
democracy at any cost.
B
increasing Cold War tensions.
C
realpolitik.
D
confrontation.
10

Shortly after Richard Nixon’s election in 1968, the United States began to experience

A
reduced inflation.
B
an economic downturn.
C
an economic upswing.
D
low unemployment.

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