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Watergate and the Ford Years

Question 10 • U.S. History 2026 - 3311 B

A domestic initiative that President Nixon was responsible for was

Answer
A
the reduction of interest rates.
B
the formal recognition of China.
C
negotiating the SALT I agreement.
D
creating the Environmental Protection Agency.

Explanation

President Nixon launched several domestic initiatives, including establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970 to address environmental problems. Formal recognition of China and negotiating the SALT I agreement were foreign-policy actions, not domestic initiatives. The reduction of interest rates was not a defining Nixon initiative.

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