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The 37th President of the U.S.
Richard Nixon
True or False: Gerald Ford runs for the presidency again in 1976 but is going to lose to Democratic candidate John F Kennedy.
False, lost to Jimmy Carter
The only person to serve, but not be elected, to the presidency and vice presidency
Gerald Ford
What does the acronym OPEC stand for?
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
What is the name given to Ronald Reagan's economic plan?
Reaganomics
The 39th POTUS...
Jimmy Carter
This president is quoted saying this statement: "Our long national nightmare is over".
Gerald Ford
This president is quoted saying the following statement: “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something…My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.”
Jimmy Carter
How many men were charged in the scandal that caused Richard Nixon to resign?
5
It was revealed through the leaked Pentagon Papers details of American wrongdoing and controversy, including the bombing of what country in Southeast Asia?
Cambodia
A period where an economy experiences both high inflation and slow economic growth, often accompanied by high unemployment
Stagflation
the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.
Vietnamization
a defense system, known as "Star Wars", announced by Ronald Reagan in 1983, to protect the United States from nuclear attack
Strategic Defense Initiative
the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Detente
Members of a group associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign broke into the Democratic National Committee June 17, 1972, this scandal has been referred to as...
The Watergate Scandal
This crisis lasted 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981. 52 American embassy staff held captive in Tehran after Iranian revolutionaries stormed the U.S. Embassy, ending minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration.
Iran Hostage Crisis
Scandal during the Reagan presidency where the US government secretly sold weapons to Iran despite a US arms embargo against Iran and a publicly stated policy of not negotiating with terrorists
Iran-Contra Affair/Scandal
Officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1968.
The Pentagon Papers
According to the Pentagon Papers, how many different presidential administrations had misled the public about why they were in war
4
American political organization that was founded in 1979 by Jerry Falwell, influenced the Republican platform for the election, shaping the party's campaign stances on school prayer and abortion.
Moral Majority
Agreement signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978, established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979.
Camp David Accords
Documents signed by the US and other nations promising to respect basic human rights.
Helsinki Accords
During this crisis, America began to produce smaller cars that would use less gasoline, look into alternative energy resources, and require car with license plates ending with either odd or even numbers to get gas on specified days to conserve gasoline. (Please include year)
1973 Oil Crisis
officially the "Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam," were a peace agreement signed on January 27, 1973, to end the Vietnam War.
Paris Peace Accords (1973)
Nixon helped to establish the SALT I treaty limiting antiballistic missiles between the United States and the Soviet Union. What does the acronym SALT stand for?
Strategic Arms Limitations Talk