1970's Flashcards
Helsinki Accords
an effort to reduce tension between the Soviet and Western blocs by securing their common acceptance of the post-World War II status quo in Europe
SALT
negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries’ stock of nuclear weapons
EPA
an agency of the United States federal government whose mission is to protect human and environmental health; Environmental Protection Agency
OPEC embargo
OPEC declared an oil embargo in response to the United States’ and Western Europe’s support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War of 1973
Southern Strategy
refers to a Republican Party strategy of gaining political support for certain candidates in the Southern United States by appealing to racism against African Americans
CREEP
Nixon’s Committee to Re-Elect the President
Camp David Accords
peace agreement between Israel and Egypt
Détente
steps Nixon took to ending tensions with Cold War enemies
Watergate Scandal
political scandal that resulted in Nixon’s resignation
OPEC
organizations that coordinate petroleum policies of major producing countries; Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Three Mile Island
incident where radiation was leaked from a nuclear power plant and some 200 civilians were evacuated…rest of civilians protested that they be moved by the gov’t
Iranian Revolution
reason for revolution was people disliked Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Iranian Hostage Crisis
a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days and released after Reagan was inaugurated
Stagflation
unusual rise in unemployment and inflation
Olympic boycott
incident where US will refuse to participate in the 1980’s Olympics, if Soviet Union doesn’t leave Afghanistan
