Why did Richard Nixon get himself so entangled in Watergate?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: This is a tough question, but most students will connect Nixon's style as president with his downfall. The text describes Nixon as reclusive, vindictive, and highly suspicious of those who disagreed with him. He surrounded himself with a small group of insiders. The text describes Nixon as having a siege mentality that led him to keep an enemies list to punish his opponents. Watergate and the subsequent cover-up grew out of this.
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a. the Women’s Trade Union League b. the Industrial Workers of the World c. the Knights of Labor d. the American Federation of Labor
Which of these does NOT contribute to Africa's frequent droughts?
A) Much farming is done on marginal lands subject to long cycles of frequent droughts. B) Only about 10 percent of Africa's land is arable. C) Overpopulation is a continent-wide problem. D) The tropical rainforest is rapidly diminishing due to the need for lumber to export. E) Leaders have recently been concentrating on the development of family farms.
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in
a. a Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South. b. the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the end of Reconstruction. c. the election of a Democrat to the presidency in exchange for the maintenance of the monetary gold standard. d. an end to Indian warfare and the creation of the reservation system. e. a plan to build the first transcontinental railroad and admit new western states to the Union.
What term best characterizes literature of the Silver Age in Rome?
a. Conservative b. Fantastical c. Practical d. Philosophical e. Fictional