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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
This country underwent a communist revolution in 1949 contributing to tension with the United States
China
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
In what year did Richard Nixon visit China
1972
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
China and the United States disagreed about China’s ownership of what country?
Taiwan
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
Established by Richard Nixon, this government agency is responsible for protecting human health and the environment by setting and enforcing national pollution-control standards, conducting research, and administering various environmental laws.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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
The US had controlled the Panama Canal since it was built, Carter established a framework for the gradual transfer of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama, with the handover completed on December 31, 1999. What was the name of this agreement? (Please include year)
Panama Canal Treaties of 1977
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