Ch 32 Flashcards
This was the program to distribute some federal powers to state and local governments
New federalist
This man was the 37th president from 1969-1974, wanted to decrease the size of government
Richard Nixon
This is distribution of federal money to state and local governments with few or no restrictions
Revenue sharing
This was a welfare reform proposal that garaunteed welfare recipients an income if they underwent job training and accepted work
Family assistance plan
This is when Nixon tried to withhold finding from LBJ’s programs but it was ruled unconstitutional
Impoundment
This was Nixon’s attempt to gain support of southern conservatives unhappy with civil rights
Southern strategy
This was the period of 1967-1973 marked by high inflation and unemployment
Stagflation
What caused stagflation?
Deficit spending from LBJ’s programs, global competition, and dependence on foreign oil
This organization sets oil prices, but our support for Israel during the Yom Kippur warbled to quadrupled prices
Organization of petroleum exporting countries (opec)
This man was Nixon’s secretary it state
Henry Kissinger
This is a foreign policy based on consideration of a nation’s power rather than its moral principles
Realpolitik
This is the policy of negotiating and easing tensions with communist nations
Detente
This was a 5 year agreement with the USSR to try and limit intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine launched missiles
SALT1 treaty
This was a scandal arising from Nixon’s covering up the breaking into democratic national committee headquarters in 1972
Watergate scandal
This man was the White House chief of staff
H. R. Haldeman
This man was the chief domestic advisor
John ehrlichman
This man was the former attorney general and the CRP’s director
John Mitchell
What did the watergate scandalists do?
5 men broke in to copy democratic strategy documents and then wiretap phones
This group’s leader was the security coordinator of something
Committee to reelect the president
What happened with the information after the scandal?
Documents were shredded and the 5 men were paid for their science
This man was the presiding judge of the watergate trial
John sirica
What did Nixon do with his staff following the uncovering of the scandal?
He fired all of his advisors
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
Saturday night massacre
Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?
Bribery
This man ended up being Nixon’s VP in the end
Gerald ford
What did Nixon do when he was ordered to release his conversations?
He gave them tapes with gaps and modified transcripts
This is when Nixon resigned
August 8, 1974
This man was the 38th president
Gerald Ford, R, 1974-1977
What did ford do that hurt his reputation?
He pardoned Nixon and did nothing to fix an economy that was breaking
This was an agreement that promised east and west Europe agreement
Helsinki accords
What did we try doing when the Vietnam ceasefire ended?
We wanted to send aid but congress refused
This man was the 39th president
Jimmy Carter, D, 1977-1981
What is carter known for?
Holding radio chats and battling Congress over energy conservation proposals
This was a tax on gas guzzlers that also removed oil and natural gas price controls when produced in the US
National energy act
What was the incentive to develop alternative energy?
Tax credits
What caused a second fuel shortage?
Middle East conflict in 1979
What happened to jobs in the late 70s?
Foreign competition grew, reducing manufacturing jobs. Also, the service sector grew requiring more education
How did carter base his policy?
Human rights
What did the soviets do in Afghanistan?
They invaded in 1979 and he second SALTII negotiations fell apart
This was a 1978 agreement with Israel and Egypt where Israel withdrew from the Sinai peninsula and Egypt formally recognized Israel
Camp David accords
This man was a Muslim religious leader who ran a revolution in Iran that overthrew the shah
Avatollah Ruhollah Knomeini
What happened to the American embassy in Iran?
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
This lady wrote silent spring which got DDT outlawed
Rachel Carson
This is a April 22 earth education day
Earth day
When did Nixon establish the EPA?
1970
When was the Alaska oil pipeline built?
1968
This was a nuclear plant in Harrisburg, PA that had overheated and the cooking system failed in 1979
Three mile island
What was released from three mile island?
Low level radiation
What does the environmental movement do today?
Try to balance concern with progress
