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In 1972 what agreement with the Soviet leader Brezhnev did Nixon & Kissinger enter?

SALT I Strategic Arms Limitation Talks to limit the production of nuclear arms

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Who were the Apollo 11 astronauts & what did they do in July 1969?

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Micheal Collins went to the moon. Armstrong & Aldrin walked on it.

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What major scandal occurred shortly after Nixon's re-election for a 2nd term?

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What is the term for a government spending more than it takes in during a fiscal year?

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What started on October 6, 1973 in Israel? What countries backed Israel? Enemies?

Yom Kippur War; U.S. helped Israel; USSR helped Egypt & Syri

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What did the Roe vs. Wade decision by the Supreme Court decide in 1973?

Legalized abortion as a constitutional right (overturned June 24, 2022)

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In Nixon's foreign policy with Communist countries, what did the word detente mean?

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Who was president after Nixon?

Gerald R. Ford, who had been vice president under Nixon

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What trouble occurred in the Middle East, interrupting SALT II in 1979?

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Name at least 1 of several caused for the recession in the U.S. in 1974?

Higher oil prices from OPEC, high debt from Vietnam War & welfare, inflation

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Name at least one extreme result of people's new focus on protecting the environment?

Laws that hurt private property owners, severe restrictions, fees, tight regulations

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What did Madelyn Murray O'Hair protest in the 1960's?

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