Nixon...Plz!?

Question

1 - Nixon's policy regarding Vietnam was:
a - very popular.
b - becoming very unpopular, particulary among Senators.
c - becoming increasingly unpopular among ordinary voters, but the president and Congress generally ignored these concerns.
d - in step with most young voters.

2 - During Nixon's first term, it could be said that:
a - the nation was completely in peace again.
b - he was more successful in foreign policy than with domestic policy.
c - he was generally more successful with domestic policy than with foreign policy.
d - there was little he accomplished at all.

PLZ help me OUT. Thank you so MUCH!!!

Answer 1

1- b

2- b

Answer 2

Your second question is a bit easier, so I'll answer that first:
Nixon was quite successful in foreign policy but not so in domestic policy. The Cold War was on, but we had the best relationship with the Soviet Union in many years. Nixon was also the guy who "opened up China" to the U.S. Our huge economic, etc. relationship with China that we have now, started with Nixon. Before that, we weren't even talking to them. No diplomatic relationship at all. (Very dangerous in the scheme of things.)

Now, Vietnam: the quick answer is C.
The "baby boom" hit hard on the issue with protests, etc. because we didn't want to die in a stupid war. We wanted out. Increasingly, political figures in both parties realized that we had to get out.
But, the politicians also felt that we couldn't just get out and abandon our South Vietnamese allies (which, actually, we eventually did) so Nixon tried both stepping up the bombing and
Nixon initiated peace talks with the North Vietnamese through the incredible Henry Kissinger. The idea is sound: Put pressure on the enemy with heavy artillery so they will be more inclined to be serious at the peace talks, so the U.S. can get out of the war "honorably" (meaning without looking like we lost it, which we did). The Peace Talks didn't work, though. Plus, our relationship with South Vietnam was going south, so to speak. So, we started withdrawing troops. North Vietnam took over. Now, they call themselves a Communist country, but they have lots of rich people and lots and lots of poor people and they have tourism, trade, and other things that make them at least a little non-Communist.
I hope this helps. (You can see the relevance to Iraq, hunh?)

Answer 3

1. b The Vietnam War was never popular.It was increasingly unpopular among ordinary voters but was not ignored and it was not in step with young voters(Kent St. for example)

2. b We were still in Vietnam His domestic policies concerning the economy and the environment was not overly successful but he did accomplish things on the overall scene especially in foreign affairs with the SALT talks and trip to China toopenup diplomatic relations there.

Answer 4

C and B.