The decade that historians see as when the American people began to lose faith in the presidency/the government
Sixties
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What did the media see their job as under FDR? (2 words)
Explaining policies
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The president under which criticism grew as a result of him mishandling the media during the Korean War
Truman
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The scandal that showed that the White House and President Nixon were guilty not only of burglary, but also of surveillance of political opponents
Watergate
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What medium was used to give evidence of Nixon's conduct in the White House (hint: audio evidence)
Tapes
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Complete the sentence: Roosevelt...the White House staff
enlarged
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At which university did the police and the National Guard killed 4 students and seriously wounded 9 during a large student protest at the invasion of Cambodia, as part of the Vietnam War? (3 words)
Kent State University
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Between 1968 and 1980 what way of thinking did many white middle-class Americans become disillusioned with?
Liberalism
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In 1965, an act (signed into law by LBJ) to remove the legal barriers preving blacks from exercising their right to do what?
Vote
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Which president (only last name required) put US troops into Vietnam without Congress’s approval
Johnson
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Public reaction to Nixon's scandal meant that Americans could not forgive who (1st and 2nd names required)? He pardoned Nixon, rather than taking him to a trial that would last years and corrode confidence further.
Gerald Ford
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Which ineffective president was elected in 1977 (both names)?
Jimmy Carter
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What did the media see their job as under FDR? (2 words)
Back
Explaining policies
Card 3
Front
The president under which criticism grew as a result of him mishandling the media during the Korean War
Back
Card 4
Front
The scandal that showed that the White House and President Nixon were guilty not only of burglary, but also of surveillance of political opponents
Back
Card 5
Front
What medium was used to give evidence of Nixon's conduct in the White House (hint: audio evidence)
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