Question 1

occupational safety health administration needs many employees checks businesses for anything that could be potentially dangerous

Accepted Answer

OSHA

Question 2

punished us for supporting israel increased our cost of oil (4x higher prices)

Accepted Answer

OPEC

Question 3

clean air/ water acts endangered species act three mile island

Accepted Answer

EPA

Question 4

either you agree or don’t make decisions best for country, regardless morals/ ethics

Accepted Answer

realpolitik

Question 5

table-top competition sent americans over huge news nixon opened new doors w china

Accepted Answer

ping pong diplomacy

Question 6

agree to limit most dangerous missiles missile reduction

Accepted Answer

SALT

Question 7

``` illegal activity to win 72 election 5 men installed listening deceives nixon kept an enemy’s list because of paranoia had been listening for years heard gossip and strategy got caught by leaving door open caught with all materials ```

Accepted Answer

watergate

Question 8

``` 1979 soviet union invades sent military supplies cold war on fire again used gorilla tactics hard war to fight soviets were there until 1990 neighboring countries offered to help fight russians osama bin laden became corrupt ```

Accepted Answer

afghanistan

Question 9

make decisions based on moral interests, not self interests

Accepted Answer

human rights

Question 10

presidential retreat met w sedot (egypt) and megan (iran) argued about biblical things and territories negotiation lasted 12 days: will be no war both men shit over this peace meeting

Accepted Answer

camp david accords

Question 11

began building new nuclear reactors oil spill occurred

Accepted Answer

three miles island

Question 12

``` 52 americans taken hostage their previous leader had been overthrown not even close to getting hostages back millitary attempt 2 planes crashed held hostage for 444 days carter has no chance of re-election let hostages go right as reagan has taken his hand off the bible ```

Accepted Answer

iran hostage crisis

Question 13

referring to republican side expansion of gov helped out by religious groups

Accepted Answer

new right

Question 14

religion helped

Accepted Answer

moral majority

Question 15

took gov out of economic decisions cut taxes as much as possible deregulation cut gov oversight cut spending

Accepted Answer

reganomics

end of the cold war Flashcards