Vietnam
what plan consisted of building up the South Vietnamese defense so that American troops could be removed safely?
Vietnamization
Nixon fulfilled his promise of ___ from the 1968 election
Law & Order
What type of affairs was Nixon more interested in?
Foreign affairs
What was the inflation was primarily caused by?
Vietnam war and LBJ's Great Society
What were people in the counterculture movement called?
Hippies
in the ___ massacre, 300 apparently unarmed civilians were killed
My Lai
What plan required federal contractors to set specific goals for hiring minorities?
Philadelphia Plan
Who did Nixon meet with in China
Mao Zedong
Did the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act work?
Nope
Nixon was defeated in the election of 1960 due to Kennedy’s display of ___
youthfulness
Where were anti-war protests usually held?
College Campuses
What was the purpose of New Federalism?
To slow LBJ's policies
The visit to China was part of Nixon's ___ strategy
détente
When did the Nixon Shock start?
1971
Nixon was the __ vice president
36th
How many American's died during the Vietnam War?
57,000+
The ___ removed the US postal service from the cabinet
Postal Reorganization Act
Meeting with Brezhnev resulted in treaties such as the ___ to limit the production of nuclear arms
SALT treaty
Why did Nixon end the Gold Standard?
to stop inflation
When did the Apollo 11 crew launch?
July 20th, 1969
___ negotiated a settlement that allowed the North Vietnamese to retain control of large sections of the South but made them promise to release American prisoners of war
Kissinger
what organization was founded to protect the environment by enforcing environmental laws and regulations
Environmental Protection Agency
The ___ stated that the United States would provide economic and military assistance to its allies facing military threats, but without sending U.S. ground troops to fight abroad
Nixon Doctrine
Executive Order ___ imposed a 90-day freeze on wages and prices
11615
What happened on June 17, 1972?
NOTHING