Finals / Social Studies Flashcards
What is the Pentagon Parers
Documents that revealed that the US officials were lying to the American public about the progress of the war for years .
War Power Act-
No president can commit troops to armed struggles without congress permission .
Camp David Accords
Carter worked with Egypt and Israel to make Camp David Accords (a peace agreement )
How did the Watergate Scandal begin ?
Five men that were part of Nixons Association were arrested while breaking in to the Democratic National Committees offices at the Watergate hotel .
What did Reagans economic plan lower ?
Taxes
Supply Side Economics -
the theory that influenced Reagans economic plan .
the Cold War dissolved this country ?
Soviet Union
Nafta is an achievement of this president ?
Bill Clinton .
Globalization Concern-
US would lose jobs to other countries where wages or pay are lower
Silent Spring Author -
Rachel Carson (She made a book that brought attention to the dangers of pollution ).
SALT participant
Nixon
Did other politicians believe Richard Nixon abused political president power ?
yes they thought he abused his presidential power and legal structures . (Senator Edmond Muskie )
Detente meaning
hostile relations between the US and the SU (1970)
Apartheid meaning -
South African government racial SEGREGATION
Information Revolution
The development of the World Wide Web . (Www)