USH Unit 9 Corrections

The Camp David Accords promoted by President Jimmy Carter were significant because they represented -

What was the reaction of many Americans to the Watergate scandal? PQA.

This excerpt is from the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 1968.

Which selection (direct quote) from the resolution demonstrates an increase in the wartime

powers of the president?

...Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as

Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed

attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further

aggression.

The United States regards as vital to its national interest and to world

peace the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast

Asia. . . .

the United States is, therefore, prepared, as the President determines, to

take all necessary steps,

including the use of armed force, to assist any member or protocol state of

the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty requesting assistance in

defense of its freedom.

- Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America, 1968

Which foreign policy concept influenced the decision of the United States to become militarily involved in Southeast Asia in the 1950s and 1960s?

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military —

Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?

• Containment

• Peaceful coexistence

• Constructive engagement

• Deterrence

This excerpt is from a speech by President Nixon in 1971.

Good evening:

I have requested this television time tonight to announce a major

development in our efforts to build a lasting peace in the world.

As I have pointed out on a number of occasions over the past 3

years, there can be no stable and enduring peace without the

participation of the People’s Republic of China and its 750 million

people. That is why I have undertaken initiatives in several areas to

open the door for more normal relations between our two

countries.

The announcement I shall now read is being issued simultaneously

in Peking and in the United States:

Premier Chou En-lai and Dr. Henry Kissinger, President Nixon’s

Assistant for National Security Affairs, held talks in Peking from

July 9 to 11, 1971. Knowing of President Nixon’s expressed desire

to visit the People’s Republic of China, Premier Chou En-lai, on

behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, has

extended an invitation to President Nixon to visit China at an

appropriate date before May 1972. President Nixon has accepted

the invitation with pleasure. In anticipation of the inevitable speculation which will follow this

announcement, I want to put our policy in the clearest possible

context. Our action in seeking a new relationship with the People’s

Republic of China will not be at the expense of our old friends. It is

not directed against any other nation. We seek friendly relations

with all nations. Any nation can be our friend without being any other nation’s enemy.

- President Richard Nixon, 1971

Part A

What was Nixon's purpose in normalizing relations with the People's Republic of

China?

This excerpt is from a speech by President Nixon in 1971.

Good evening:

I have requested this television time tonight to announce a major

development in our efforts to build a lasting peace in the world.

As I have pointed out on a number of occasions over the past 3

years, there can be no stable and enduring peace without the

participation of the People’s Republic of China and its 750 million

people. That is why I have undertaken initiatives in several areas to

open the door for more normal relations between our two

countries.

The announcement I shall now read is being issued simultaneously

in Peking and in the United States:

Premier Chou En-lai and Dr. Henry Kissinger, President Nixon’s

Assistant for National Security Affairs, held talks in Peking from

July 9 to 11, 1971. Knowing of President Nixon’s expressed desire

to visit the People’s Republic of China, Premier Chou En-lai, on

behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, has

extended an invitation to President Nixon to visit China at an

appropriate date before May 1972. President Nixon has accepted

the invitation with pleasure. In anticipation of the inevitable speculation which will follow this

announcement, I want to put our policy in the clearest possible

context. Our action in seeking a new relationship with the People’s

Republic of China will not be at the expense of our old friends. It is

not directed against any other nation. We seek friendly relations

with all nations. Any nation can be our friend without being any other nation’s enemy.

- President Richard Nixon, 1971

Which statement provides the BEST evidence for the answer in Part A? Pull one direct quote.

Fill in the blank.

Which location did President Nixon visit in 1971 in order to normalize relations

with China?