Ch 32 Flashcards

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This was the program to distribute some federal powers to state and local governments

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New federalist

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This man was the 37th president from 1969-1974, wanted to decrease the size of government

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Richard Nixon

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This is distribution of federal money to state and local governments with few or no restrictions

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Revenue sharing

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This was a welfare reform proposal that garaunteed welfare recipients an income if they underwent job training and accepted work

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Family assistance plan

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This is when Nixon tried to withhold finding from LBJ’s programs but it was ruled unconstitutional

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Impoundment

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This was Nixon’s attempt to gain support of southern conservatives unhappy with civil rights

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Southern strategy

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This was the period of 1967-1973 marked by high inflation and unemployment

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Stagflation

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What caused stagflation?

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Deficit spending from LBJ’s programs, global competition, and dependence on foreign oil

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This organization sets oil prices, but our support for Israel during the Yom Kippur warbled to quadrupled prices

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Organization of petroleum exporting countries (opec)

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This man was Nixon’s secretary it state

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Henry Kissinger

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This is a foreign policy based on consideration of a nation’s power rather than its moral principles

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Realpolitik

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This is the policy of negotiating and easing tensions with communist nations

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Detente

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This was a 5 year agreement with the USSR to try and limit intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine launched missiles

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SALT1 treaty

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This was a scandal arising from Nixon’s covering up the breaking into democratic national committee headquarters in 1972

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Watergate scandal

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This man was the White House chief of staff

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H. R. Haldeman

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This man was the chief domestic advisor

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John ehrlichman

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This man was the former attorney general and the CRP’s director

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John Mitchell

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What did the watergate scandalists do?

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5 men broke in to copy democratic strategy documents and then wiretap phones

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This group’s leader was the security coordinator of something

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Committee to reelect the president

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What happened with the information after the scandal?

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Documents were shredded and the 5 men were paid for their science

20
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This man was the presiding judge of the watergate trial

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John sirica

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What did Nixon do with his staff following the uncovering of the scandal?

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He fired all of his advisors

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This was the name given to the resignation of the US attorney general then the firing of his deputy after they refused to fire the prosecutor investigating the watergate affair

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Saturday night massacre

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Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?

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Bribery

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This man ended up being Nixon’s VP in the end

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Gerald ford

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What did Nixon do when he was ordered to release his conversations?

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He gave them tapes with gaps and modified transcripts

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This is when Nixon resigned

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August 8, 1974

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This man was the 38th president

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Gerald Ford, R, 1974-1977

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What did ford do that hurt his reputation?

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He pardoned Nixon and did nothing to fix an economy that was breaking

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This was an agreement that promised east and west Europe agreement

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Helsinki accords

30
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What did we try doing when the Vietnam ceasefire ended?

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We wanted to send aid but congress refused

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This man was the 39th president

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Jimmy Carter, D, 1977-1981

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What is carter known for?

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Holding radio chats and battling Congress over energy conservation proposals

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This was a tax on gas guzzlers that also removed oil and natural gas price controls when produced in the US

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National energy act

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What was the incentive to develop alternative energy?

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Tax credits

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What caused a second fuel shortage?

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Middle East conflict in 1979

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What happened to jobs in the late 70s?

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Foreign competition grew, reducing manufacturing jobs. Also, the service sector grew requiring more education

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How did carter base his policy?

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Human rights

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What did the soviets do in Afghanistan?

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They invaded in 1979 and he second SALTII negotiations fell apart

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This was a 1978 agreement with Israel and Egypt where Israel withdrew from the Sinai peninsula and Egypt formally recognized Israel

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Camp David accords

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This man was a Muslim religious leader who ran a revolution in Iran that overthrew the shah

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Avatollah Ruhollah Knomeini

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What happened to the American embassy in Iran?

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52 Americans were held hostage and they wanted the shah, but they didn’t get him. They were released 444 days later once Carter left office

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This lady wrote silent spring which got DDT outlawed

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Rachel Carson

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This is a April 22 earth education day

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Earth day

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When did Nixon establish the EPA?

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1970

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When was the Alaska oil pipeline built?

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1968

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This was a nuclear plant in Harrisburg, PA that had overheated and the cooking system failed in 1979

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Three mile island

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What was released from three mile island?

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Low level radiation

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What does the environmental movement do today?

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Try to balance concern with progress