1. a 2009 survey of presidential rankings placed richard nixon 27th of 43 presidents. a 2005 survey rated him 32nd of 43. how would you rate the nixon presidency?
write a brief essay describing nixon’s achievements as president as well as an explanation of the negative impact his presidency had on the nation and why.
2. review the list of events below. all occurred during the 1960s and 1970s and all shape the future of the united states. choose the three events that had the greatest long-term impact on the united states. explain why you chose each of the three.
• cuban missile crisis
• vietnam war
• development of the counterculture
• assassinations of john f. kennedy, malcolm x, martin luther king, jr., and robert kennedy
• antiwar movement
• watergate
• opening of relations with communist china