The Nixon YearsNixon at Home and Abroad

Section Summary QuestionsWorksheet Questions

Answer the Questions on a separate piece of paper.

For the “Vocabulary Strategy”, list the words in the sentence that help you learn the meaning of “pragmatic”

Additional Questions

1. Who helped Nixon most in international affairs?

2. What was an immediate reaction to Nixon’s trip to China?

3. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when Nixon was President and where was its capital?

4. In your opinion, what lasting impact did Nixon’s trip to China have on US – China Relations?

Nixon’s New Look at the World

Nixon didn’t see the world as us vs. communist.

He was pragmatic when it came to foreign policy He saw that all communist

countries weren’t always working together to destroy us.

He acted more to help America’s national interests not just fight communism.

Ping-pong Diplomacy The National US Ping-

pong team went to China for the 31st World Table Tennis Championship.

They were the first Americans allowed in the country since the Communist took over in 1949.

They were warmly received and began to “open the door” to China

Opening China They invited our

ping pong team to play

Nixon started talking to China.

In 1972, Nixon visited China and brought the countries closer together

Détente with the Soviet Union USSR war worried about us becoming friendlier

to China so they wanted to talk. This resulted in the SALT I treaty that slowed the

nuclear arms race.

Section Summary QuestionsWorksheet Questions

Answer the Questions on a separate piece of paper.

Additional Questions

1. Who was the “silent majority” and what did they want?

2. What is revenue sharing?

3. What is OPEC and how did it impact the economy?

4. Why and how did Gerald Ford become Vice President?

Watergate 1. What happened at Watergate in June of 1972?2. What committee did the burglars have ties to?3. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?4. What did Woodward and Bernstien track back to the

President?5. Who was the informant that gave Woodward and

Bernstien secret information?6. Who was the first to testified that Nixon was involved in

the cover-up?7. What did Nixon refuse to give to the investigators?8. What finally convinced Nixon to resign?9. Who became President when Nixon resigned and what did

he do?

True or False – Prove It President Ford was a good President.

Write a paragraph explaining your answer.