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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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4

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27
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Who resigned and was replaced by warren burger

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Earl Warren; liberal; 1969

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who is Warren Burger

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Supreme Court justice

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Roe vs Wade

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  • legalized abortion
  • federal law
  • not good law
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What was a massive foreign policy suprise from nixon

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meeting with commies for detente

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What was learned about communism from the meetings in china/russia

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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

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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

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To Pekins for peace; kissinger and nixon

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What was the purpose for Nixons journey to China and Russia

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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

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They would establish relations for US

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36
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What is One China

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we recognize one china; had an ambassador in Beijing

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37
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Little League

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chinesse taipae

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38
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Where did Nixon go after China

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Moscow; they felt left out

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39
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Who did Nixon speak with in SR

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Nixon with Brezhnev in Moscow

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What deals where made with Brezhev and Nixon

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750 million dollar grain deal; ABM treaty; Salt Treaties

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ABM treaty

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  • anti ballistic missile
  • both say we wont develop them
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42
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Result of Salt treaty

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Mirv bombs created

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Mirv

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  • developed by both countries
  • Multiple independent reentry vehicles
  • one missile has 4 nuclear weapons
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Salt Treaties

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  • strategic arms limitation talks
  • cut nuclear weapons by about half to save millions
45
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Democrat for 1972 election

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Dem. Nominated George McGovern

46
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1972 election map

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largest landslide ever

47
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26th amendment

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18 year olds can vote

48
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Pentagon Papers

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  • 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
49
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Daniel Ellsberg

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  • furious Nixon because there is a leak
  • Nixon staffers began a scheme to get info about and discredit Ellsberg
50
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Howard hunt

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broke into daniel ellsberg phycatrist office

51
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G Gordon Liddy

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broke into daniel ellsberg phycatrist office

52
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Lewis Fielding

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Daniel Ellsbergy Phycatrist

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John Dean

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develop idea to break into and bug democratic national committee offices at the Watergate hotel complex

54
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when was first watergate breakin and secong

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may then june of 1972

55
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John dean announcement

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President Nixon announced that internal White House investigation by counsel John Dean revealed involvement by White House officials

56
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Why did FBI director resign

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revelations he destroyed Watergate Records

57
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President Nixion announced the resignations of?

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  • HR Haldeman
  • John Ehrlichman
  • John Dean
  • Richard Kleindiesnt
58
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What was the last straw for Nixon Watergate

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The taping system in the White House

59
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What was on the tapes for Nixon

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Sent CIA to mess with FBI investigations

60
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Did Nixon get impeached

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no but he resigned

61
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First president to resign

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Nixon

62
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Why didn’t Agnew become President after Nixon?

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He resigned because he took bribes

63
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What was the first thing Ford did as president

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Pardoned for any crimes Nixon may have committed as president

64
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Why did ford give a pardon to Nixon

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not good for america to punish him

65
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What did Ford Inherit as economy

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worst since FDR (11 percent inflation)

66
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What happened to Nixons cabniet

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Ford replaces all but 3

67
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What was the relationship between ford and senate

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bad; overrode a lot of vetos

68
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What are Helsinki Accords

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Pledged certain basic human rights; Ford signed

69
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Where is Helsinki

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Capital of Finland

70
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President of Biscentennial

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Ford; everyone mad at him

71
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Carter ran for what ideal

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outsider skeptism

72
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Carter buttons

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Pardon me Mr ford if i vote for carter

73
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political map of 1976

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dems won the south

74
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Carters Home Town

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Plaines Georgia

75
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What christian was Carter

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Born again baptist

76
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Carters promise

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never lie

77
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what did Carter pardon

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Draft dodgers

78
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What did Carter find out when he got into office and stop

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we gave aid to dictatorial governments

79
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Camp David Accords

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Carter negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel

80
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Leader of Israel

A

Menachem Begin

81
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Leader of Egypt

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Anwar Sadat

82
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What happened Sadat

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killed because he recognized Isreal

83
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Carter with panama

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Gave it away by the year 2000

84
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Domestic disaters for Charter

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  • Inflation at 13 percent
  • Oil and natural gas shortages drove prices
  • Prime interest rate up 20 percent
85
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When was shah overthrown

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1979

86
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Who replaced Shah

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Ayatollah Khomeni

87
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Where did Shah take refuge

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Jimmy Carter america

88
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What was Iran response to Shah taking refuge

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Iranian college students stormed embassy and took US staff hostage

89
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What happened after Iranian Hostage situation with soviets

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Soviets invaded Afghanistan and appeared to poised to strike the Persian Gulf oil region

90
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What did jimmy carter do against soviet union

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Carter Declared Salt 2 talks dead, slapped a grain embargo on soviets and would boycott the 1980 Olymipcs in Moscow

91
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First attempt to free hostages carter

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  • Announced we failed the raid to free the hostages
    • iranians moved when announced
92
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election of 1980 map

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Reagan blue defeated by a lot and Hawaii was opposite Alaska

93
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fads of 70s

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  • floppy disk
  • VCR
    • betamax format
    • VHS overtook
  • Mood Rings
  • Star Wars figures
  • Rubik’s cube
  • sea monkeys
  • smiley face stickers
  • pet rocks
  • leisure suits
94
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Love Canal

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  • in Niagara falls
  • chemical waste dump
  • clean up
    gov purchased homes
95
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Mass suicide

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  • Jim Jones
  • 900 followers died in mass suicide at Jonestown Guyana
96
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Radioactive leak

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radioactive leak at Three Miles island nuclear power plant

97
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queen of disco

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donna summer

98
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disco king

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Bee Gees

99
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Disco orgins

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dance club in new york

100
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disco movie and actor

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saturday night fever; john travolta

101
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Golfer

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Jack Nicklaus

102
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Women Tennis

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Chris Everett

103
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Mens Tennis

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Arthur Ashe

104
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Basketball poster

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Dr. J ; Julius Erving

105
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Football

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Bear Bryant

106
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Baseball

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Oakland As won 3 in a row

107
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Best baseball player

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Hank Aaron 715

108
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Boxing fight

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Ali vs Frazier; George foreman vs Frazier; Foreman vs Ali

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