Dudley SSUSH22

Nixon helped to improve relations with

• China

• Cuba

• North Vietnam

• Taiwan

President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972 was significant because it...

• convinced the Chinese to abandon communism

• brought about the unification of Taiwan and Communist China

• decreased trade between the US and China

• reduced tensions between the US and Communist China & expanded trade with China and Taiwan

What did the death of college students' protesting Vietnam War at Kent State Univesity do?

• College enrollment decreased

• The President resigned

• People stopped protesting

• Increased the protest movement

National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of anti-war protesting students, killing 4

• Kent State University

• Texas State University

• University of California at Berkeley

• University of Michigan

How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?

• television
• radio
• internet
• news reels

After the TET offensive, American public opinion was more...

• against the war
• in favor of the war
• hawkish
• indifferent

Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S.involvement in the Vietnam War?

• Reelection of Lyndon Johnson
• Passage of the War Powers Act
• Graphic coverage by television news
• Propaganda films by antiwar protestors

Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?

• Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.
• Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.
• Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.
• Congress reinstated the draft toassure better military preparation in the future.

Which action did President Ford take in an attempt to end the national controversy over the Watergate affair?

• pardoning Nixon
• declaring a war on poverty
• declining to run for election
• asking Congress to impeach President Nixon

US EMBASSY ATTACKED. HOSTAGES TAKEN.

• IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
• CAMP DAVID ACCORDS
• IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
• OPEC