Chapter 30 Flashcards
Jimmy Carter’s declaration that efforts to interfere with American interests in the Middle
East would be considered an act of aggression and be met with force if necessary
Carter Doctrine
a culture that develops in opposition to the dominant culture of a society
counterculture
the anonymous source, later revealed to be associate director of the FBI Mark Felt, who
supplied reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein with information about White House involvement in
the Watergate break-in
Deep Throat
the relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
détente
conservative southern Democrats who opposed integration and the other goals of the African
American civil rights movement
Dixiecrats
the right of the U.S. president to refuse subpoenas requiring him to disclose private
communications on the grounds that this might interfere with the functioning of the executive branch
executive privilege
political movements or actions intended to further the interests of a particular group
membership, based on culture, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, or sexual orientation
identity politics
government documents leaked to the New York Times that revealed the true nature of the
conflict in Vietnam and turned many definitively against the war
Pentagon Papers
men used by the White House to spy on and sabotage President Nixon’s opponents and stop leaks
to the press
plumbers
a majority whose political will is usually not heard—in this case, northern, White, blue-collar
voters
silent majority
a political strategy that called for appealing to southern White people by resisting calls
for greater advancements in civil rights
southern strategy
high inflation combined with high unemployment and slow economic growth
stagflation
the Nixon administration’s policy of turning over responsibility for the defense of South
Vietnam to Vietnamese forces
Vietnamization
the Youth International Party, a political party formed in 1967, which called for the establishment of
a New Nation consisting of cooperative institutions that would replace those currently in existence
Yippies
