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Discrimination against women in the workplace was one reason for the rise of this movement

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Women’s rights movement

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who elected president in 1967

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Jimmy carter

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what do economists call the simultaneous occurrence of high inflation and high unemployment

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stagflation

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what event resulted in limits on the amount of gasoline that US consumers could but

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oil embargo

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what is the result when a nation imports more than it exports

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Trade deficit

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defense of human rights was the cornerstone of president Carter’s

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Foreign policy

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what was the name of the controversial treaty that was signed by President Carter and approved by the Senate

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Panama canal treaty

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Shah of Iran

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Mahammed Reza Patilavi

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This was president Ford’s main weapon in his standoff with Congress

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veto

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A major cause of President Ford’s unpopularity

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Nixon Pardon

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This was the burglary of the democratic national committee office and the cause of President Nixon’s resignation

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Watergate scandal

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only vice president to resign for criminal reasons

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siro agnew

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OPEC’s attempt to hurt the US economy

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oil embargo

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only president to resign

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Richard Nixon

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served as President though he was never elected to that position

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Gerald ford

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the soviet invasion of Afghanistan ended senate consideration of this

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Salt 11 treaty

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expanded abortion rights

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Roe v. wade

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Peanut farmer

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Jimmy carter

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the two main environmental acts of the 1970s were the clean air act and the

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clean water act

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Legislation supported by feminists

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equal rights amendment

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Franatical Islamic extremist

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Ayatollah khomeini

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agreement between Egypt and Israel

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camp david accords

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established the christian broadcasting network

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Pat roberton’s

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american support of Israel in war was the main reason this was done to the united states in 1973

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oil embargo

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most significant reason for President Carter’s unpopularity

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Iranian hostage crisis

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this arab nation was the first to recognize Israel’s right to exist

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Egypt

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founded the moral majority

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Jerry Falwell

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republican who ran as an independent in 1980

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John Anderson

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this democrat hurt Carter’s campaign by challenging him for the 1980 democratic nomination for president

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Edward Kennedy

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she is known for her opposition to the equal rights amendment

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Phyllis schlafly

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This domestic issue plagued carter more than any other

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inflation

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this policy was the united states will resist any soviet advances in the persian gulf region

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carter doctrine

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only nation that recognizes Israel’s right to exist

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Egypt

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this was the issue was the major focus of New Right groups in the 1970s and 1980s

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abortion

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Gerald Ford became Vice President based on the pricedure outlined in the

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25 amendment

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3 candidates of 1980

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Jimmy carter
Ronald Regon
John henderson

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carter’s greater trumph in forign policy

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signing of camp david accords

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groups fighting for equal rights

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women rights
gay rights
indian rights

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carters campaign stragey

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man of the people
“born again” christian
washington outsider

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what was the equal rights amendment?why did it fail

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The equal rights amendment is contrioversal and diversive pro-feminst legislation passed by congress in 1972.It reinforces women’s civil rights.Opponets felt there laws in use significant support of the woman’s right. Radificant failed because it couldn’t get a 3/4ths state legislation vote.

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explain why president Nixon resigned

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Nixon resigned because of ruling by supreme court made Nixon release tapes.The tapes showed the cover up of watergate. Impeachment by the house convicted by the senate.He resigned to avoid impeachment

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choose one of the presidental adminstrations discussed in the chapter and assess it

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Gerald Ford was well like.His vice president was never elected into office.He became very unpopular with the descion with the Nixon partdon.He was there for the deal with oil embargo,stagflation and women’s right movement

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