Question

1. nixons visit to china in 1972 was intended to:

a. spread communism in asia
b. drive a wedge between china and the soviet union
c. end the korean war
d. promote u.s. isolationism

1. the strategic arms limitation treaty (salt i) was designed to:

a. end the vietnam war
b. limit nuclear weapons between the u.s. and ussr
c. reduce trade barriers
d. end the arms race in europe

1. the environmental protection agency (epa) was created to:

a. increase factory production
b. regulate environmental pollution
c. reduce oil imports
d. oversee nuclear weapons testing

1. the watergate scandal led to:

a. nixons impeachment and removal
b. nixons resignation
c. nixons reelection
d. the end of the cold war

1. nixons policy of détente focused on:

a. increasing cold war tensions
b. easing tensions between the u.s. and communist nations
c. isolating the soviet union
d. strengthening nato militarily

Explanation:

• Question 6: During the Cold War, the U.S. (Nixon administration) saw an opportunity to use China - Soviet Union tensions. By improving relations with China (Nixon's visit), it could drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union as part of real - politick in the bipolar Cold War world.
• Question 7: The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) was a direct response to the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the USSR. Its main goal was to limit the number of nuclear weapons (intercontinental ballistic missiles, etc.) through negotiated agreements.
• Question 8: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in the context of growing environmental awareness in the 1970s. Its mandate was to set and enforce environmental standards, regulate pollution from various sources (industrial, etc.).
• Question 9: The Watergate Scandal involved illegal activities (burglary, cover - up) by Nixon's administration. Facing almost certain impeachment, Nixon resigned. He was not removed through impeachment (the process was ongoing when he resigned), and it had no relation to re - election (he had already been re - elected in 1972 before the full scandal broke) or the end of the Cold War (which was in the 1990s).
• Question 10: Détente was a policy of the U.S. (and other Western powers to some extent) towards communist nations (especially the USSR and China). It aimed to ease Cold War tensions through diplomatic, economic (trade), and arms - control measures rather than increasing tensions, isolating the Soviet Union (which was part of the old Cold War policy), or just strengthening NATO (which was more about collective defense in the traditional Cold War sense).

Answer:

1. B. Drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union
2. B. Limit nuclear weapons between the U.S. and USSR
3. B. Regulate environmental pollution
4. B. Nixon’s resignation
5. B. Easing tensions between the U.S. and communist nations