1970's/1980's

Front

The Nixon Presidency lasted from 1969 to ____.

Back

1974

Front

Nixon signed the SALT I agreement to limit the development of what?

Back

Missile systems

Front

Nixon lowered the maximum U.S. speed limit to ___ miles per hour to conserve gasoline during the crisis.

Back

55

Front

What event is commonly referred to as 'The Fall of Nixon'?

Back

Watergate Scandal

Front

Which agency did Nixon's administration establish in 1970?

Back

Environmental Protection Agency

Front

What did President Nixon's Vietnamization policy do during the Vietnam Conflict?

Back

gradual withdrawal of the U.S. military from the Vietnam Conflict

Front

Which of these was a major foreign policy failure during the Carter presidency? A) American hostages taken in Iran , B) loss of Panama to the Soviet Union , C) failure to foster peace in the Middle East, D) failure to protect West Berlin from communism

Back

American hostages taken in Iran

Front

How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon’s administration?

Back

By normalization of relations with China

Front

What was the primary goal of Nixon's policy of détente?

Back

To reduce tensions with the Soviet Union

Front

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

Back

broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion