Question

According to Nixon, which of the following occurred under his leadership?

Check all of the boxes that apply.

New jobs created

Trade with China avoided

Crime rate decreased

Political organization to protect the environment created

Relations with the Soviet Union improved

Troops removed from Vietnam
After more than 10 years of military involvement, all of our troops have returned from Southeast Asia . . . In our relations with the Soviet Union, we have turned away from a policy of confrontation to one of negotiation… With the People's Republic of China after a generation of hostile isolation, we have begun a period of peaceful exchange and expanding trade . . . We are finally beginning to win the war against crime . . . For the first time ever, we have organized a massive national effort to protect the environment . . . More than 2 1/2

Answer 1

Checked:

- Crime rate decreased — Nixon: "We are finally beginning to win the war against crime."
- Political organization to protect the environment created — Nixon: "For the first time ever, we have organized a massive national effort to protect the environment."
- Relations with the Soviet Union improved — Nixon: "we have turned away from a policy of confrontation to one of negotiation" with the USSR.
- Troops removed from Vietnam — Nixon: "all of our troops have returned from Southeast Asia."

Not checked:

- New jobs created — not stated in the provided excerpt.
- Trade with China avoided — false (Nixon says trade/peaceful exchange with China has begun).