1. The Nixon Years Nixon at Home and Abroad

2. Section Summary Questions Worksheet 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?

3. 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.

4. Ping-pong Diplomacy  The National US Ping- pong team went to China for the 31 st 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Section Summary Questions Worksheet 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?

8. 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?

9. True or False – Prove It  President Ford was a good President.  Write a paragraph explaining your answer.