The 1970s presidents

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Why did Nixon and Kissinger want to open relations with China?

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To improve diplomatic ties and counterbalance Soviet influence.

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Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

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Detente

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Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?

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A political scandal involving a break-in and cover-up by the Nixon administration.

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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v Nixon ?

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The Supreme Court ruled that President Nixon must release the tapes and documents.

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What did Nixon do after his cover up of Watergate was discovered after U.S. v Nixon?

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Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached.

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Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?

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Gerald Ford

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During the 1970s this hit the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened

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Stagflation

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Why was the nation of Israel founded in 1948?

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The nation of Israel was founded in 1948 to establish a Jewish homeland following the Holocaust and centuries of persecution.

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This international organization took control of oil prices and oil supply in the 1970s

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OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

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What was OPEC's response to the U.S. assisting Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War?

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It enacted an oil embargo, cutting off trade to the U.S.