1970s Flashcards
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What was Nixons cabinet
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He did not have much of a cabinet
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HR haldeman
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Chief of Staff for Nixon
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John Ehrlichman
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- domestic advisor
- personal lawyer
Nixon
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Chief of staff job
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controls schedules
5
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fap
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Family Assist Program
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What happened to fap
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Would have provided 2400 of money food stamps but defeated in the senate
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What was Nixon’s economic plan
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New Federalism
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What was New Federalism
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Nixon plan to give money to smaller governments to dish out accordingly
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Mother of Moden conservation movement
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Rachel Carson
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Slient Spring
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Rachel Carson Book that highlights Pestisides in the 1962
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Cost of living
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Nixon back a cost of living increase for people on social security
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What conservation did Nixion do
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EPA- Environmental protection agency; Endangered species
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What provided health protocols by Nixion
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Occupational Health and Safety Admin, OSHA
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What act delt with Nixion and air
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Clean air act of 1970
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What was the economy Nixon has
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high inflation and a slowed economy named stagflation
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What happened to the budget in the 70s
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deficit because of vietnam
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What problems plauged american industry
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increasing completion of foreign markets and cheaper raw materials
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What did Nixon initially do to help inflation
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tried to cut spending and raise taxes
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What hurt Nixons effort to fix the economy
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congress
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What was the second thing tried by Nixon to help inflations
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Price Freeze
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What is Price Freeze
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ordered a 90 day wadge freeze
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What was the final plan to end inflation from nixon
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tried to spend more money to spur economy
23
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what ended the inflation from nixion
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it just ended by the election of 1972
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What started the Oil embargo
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1973 Israel went to war with Egypt and Syria; Yom Kippur War; we supported isreal
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What was the result of the Oil embargo
- Gas went from 25 cent to 65 cents
- switched more fuel efficient
- passed 55 MPH speed limit to conserve fuel
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How many supreme court people were appointed
4
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Who resigned and was replaced by warren burger
Earl Warren; liberal; 1969
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who is Warren Burger
Supreme Court justice
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Roe vs Wade
- legalized abortion
- federal law
- not good law
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What was a massive foreign policy suprise from nixon
meeting with commies for detente
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What was learned about communism from the meetings in china/russia
There are different forms of communism, they do not all like each other
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What was the relationship between China and russia and the time of Nixons meetings
Very tense, did not like each other, Soviet kept 1 million on the border
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Poliitcal slide about Nixons jounry to China
To Pekins for peace; kissinger and nixon
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What was the purpose for Nixons journey to China and Russia
To put pressure on vietnam to stop the war
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What was the advantage for china in the deal to discourage vietnam from Nixon
They would establish relations for US
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What is One China
we recognize one china; had an ambassador in Beijing
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Little League
chinesse taipae
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Where did Nixon go after China
Moscow; they felt left out
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Who did Nixon speak with in SR
Nixon with Brezhnev in Moscow
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What deals where made with Brezhev and Nixon
750 million dollar grain deal; ABM treaty; Salt Treaties
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ABM treaty
- anti ballistic missile
- both say we wont develop them
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Result of Salt treaty
Mirv bombs created
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Mirv
- developed by both countries
- Multiple independent reentry vehicles
- one missile has 4 nuclear weapons
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Salt Treaties
- strategic arms limitation talks
- cut nuclear weapons by about half to save millions
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Democrat for 1972 election
Dem. Nominated George McGovern
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1972 election map
largest landslide ever
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26th amendment
18 year olds can vote
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Pentagon Papers
- June 13 1971
- new york times began publication of excerpts from the pentagon papers
- exposed the deception that had led with the United States into the Vietnam War with provoking Tonkin Gulf
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Daniel Ellsberg
- furious Nixon because there is a leak
- Nixon staffers began a scheme to get info about and discredit Ellsberg
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Howard hunt
broke into daniel ellsberg phycatrist office
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G Gordon Liddy
broke into daniel ellsberg phycatrist office
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Lewis Fielding
Daniel Ellsbergy Phycatrist
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John Dean
develop idea to break into and bug democratic national committee offices at the Watergate hotel complex
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when was first watergate breakin and secong
may then june of 1972
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John dean announcement
President Nixon announced that internal White House investigation by counsel John Dean revealed involvement by White House officials
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Why did FBI director resign
revelations he destroyed Watergate Records
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President Nixion announced the resignations of?
- HR Haldeman
- John Ehrlichman
- John Dean
- Richard Kleindiesnt
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What was the last straw for Nixon Watergate
The taping system in the White House
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What was on the tapes for Nixon
Sent CIA to mess with FBI investigations
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Did Nixon get impeached
no but he resigned
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First president to resign
Nixon
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Why didn't Agnew become President after Nixon?
He resigned because he took bribes
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What was the first thing Ford did as president
Pardoned for any crimes Nixon may have committed as president
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Why did ford give a pardon to Nixon
not good for america to punish him
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What did Ford Inherit as economy
worst since FDR (11 percent inflation)
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What happened to Nixons cabniet
Ford replaces all but 3
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What was the relationship between ford and senate
bad; overrode a lot of vetos
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What are Helsinki Accords
Pledged certain basic human rights; Ford signed
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Where is Helsinki
Capital of Finland
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President of Biscentennial
Ford; everyone mad at him
71
Carter ran for what ideal
outsider skeptism
72
Carter buttons
Pardon me Mr ford if i vote for carter
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political map of 1976
dems won the south
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Carters Home Town
Plaines Georgia
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What christian was Carter
Born again baptist
76
Carters promise
never lie
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what did Carter pardon
Draft dodgers
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What did Carter find out when he got into office and stop
we gave aid to dictatorial governments
79
Camp David Accords
Carter negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel
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Leader of Israel
Menachem Begin
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Leader of Egypt
Anwar Sadat
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What happened Sadat
killed because he recognized Isreal
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Carter with panama
Gave it away by the year 2000
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Domestic disaters for Charter
- Inflation at 13 percent
- Oil and natural gas shortages drove prices
- Prime interest rate up 20 percent
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When was shah overthrown
1979
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Who replaced Shah
Ayatollah Khomeni
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Where did Shah take refuge
Jimmy Carter america
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What was Iran response to Shah taking refuge
Iranian college students stormed embassy and took US staff hostage
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What happened after Iranian Hostage situation with soviets
Soviets invaded Afghanistan and appeared to poised to strike the Persian Gulf oil region
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What did jimmy carter do against soviet union
Carter Declared Salt 2 talks dead, slapped a grain embargo on soviets and would boycott the 1980 Olymipcs in Moscow
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First attempt to free hostages carter
- Announced we failed the raid to free the hostages
- iranians moved when announced
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election of 1980 map
Reagan blue defeated by a lot and Hawaii was opposite Alaska
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fads of 70s
- floppy disk
- VCR
- betamax format
- VHS overtook
- Mood Rings
- Star Wars figures
- Rubik's cube
- sea monkeys
- smiley face stickers
- pet rocks
- leisure suits
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Love Canal
- in Niagara falls
- chemical waste dump
- clean up
gov purchased homes
95
Mass suicide
- Jim Jones
- 900 followers died in mass suicide at Jonestown Guyana
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Radioactive leak
radioactive leak at Three Miles island nuclear power plant
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queen of disco
donna summer
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disco king
Bee Gees
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Disco orgins
dance club in new york
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disco movie and actor
saturday night fever; john travolta
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Golfer
Jack Nicklaus
102
Women Tennis
Chris Everett
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Mens Tennis
Arthur Ashe
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Basketball poster
Dr. J ; Julius Erving
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Football
Bear Bryant
106
Baseball
Oakland As won 3 in a row
107
Best baseball player
Hank Aaron 715
108
Boxing fight
Ali vs Frazier; George foreman vs Frazier; Foreman vs Ali
