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How did Lyndon B. Johnson become president?
He was JFK’s vice president and became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated
What happened after the Watergate scandal?
Nixon is exposed as a liar and resigned from office
How did Gerald Ford become president?
He was Richard Nixon’s vice president and became president after Nixon resigned.
How old was Jimmy Carter when he died?
100 years old
Why is Sandra Day O’Connor significant?
She was the first woman justice of the Supreme Court.
The main goal of the Great Society was to eliminate what major problem in American society?
Poverty
The Kent State shooting increased what movement in America?
the Anti-War Movement
What was one of Gerald Ford’s first actions as president?
Pardon Nixon for the Watergate scandal.
What did Carter do for the Panamanians?
Reaganomics focused on cutting taxes for what group of people?
rich people and businesses
What event led Americans to think that the Vietnam War was unwinnable?
Tet Offensive
What communist country was Nixon the first U.S. president to visit?
China
Why were prices rising during Ford’s presidency?
Inflation, due to an oil embargo on the U.S. by countries in the Middle East.
What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords?
To make peace between warring Egypt and Israel.
What did Reagan challenge Soviet President Gorbachev to do?
What is the Domino Theory?
If one country becomes communist, then the surrounding countries will too.
What Amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
The 26th Amendment (old enough to fight, old enough to vote)
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Oil Producing Countries or Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
How did Jimmy Carter respond to the oil crisis?
He created the Department of Energy to find alternative forms of energy.
How did Reagan view communism?
"the focus of evil in the modern world"
What gave LBJ full military power to declare war?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What was Nixon's policy on communism?
Detente
How was it that Ford was never elected President?
He was appointed VP and then moved up to President.
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What Reagan's highly advanced defense program called?
"Star Wars"