Nixon's Presidency

Question 1

As a conservative Republican, President Nixon

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focused on making government run more efficiently.

Question 2

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

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OPEC raised oil prices to punish the United States for its support of Israel.

Question 3

An important part of President Nixon’s domestic policy was

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pragmatism.

Question 4

The purpose of President Nixon’s policy of détente was to

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ease tensions between nations.

Question 5

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

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The Unites States pressured Chile’s Marxists out of fear of a Communist revolution.

Question 6

In President Nixon’s first inaugural address, he outlined a foreign policy strategy based on

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negotiation.

Question 7

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

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put wage and price controls in place, ended the gold standard, and increased federal spending.

Question 8

The purpose of the SALT I agreement in 1972 was to

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regulate Soviet production of missiles carrying nuclear weapons.

Question 9

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

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China was a potential ally and market for American goods.

Question 10

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

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an economic downturn.

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