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1501. Panama Canal treaties

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1978 - Passed by President Carter, these called for the gradual return of the Panama Canal to the people and government of Panama. They provided for the transfer of canal ownership to Panama in 1999 and guaranteed its neutrality.

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1502. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

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Formed in 1962 in Port Huron, Michigan, SDS condemned anti-Democratic tendencies of large corporations, racism and poverty, and called for a participatory Democracy.

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1503. “Flower Children”

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Hippies who were unified by their rejection of traditional values and assumptions of Western society.

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1504. Charles Reich, The Greening of America

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Written in 1970, it predicted a coming revolution with no violence. It offers an interpretation of how the U.S. went wrong and predicts a rebirth of human values through a "new" generation.

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1505. Election of 1964: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Barry Goldwater

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Goldwater alienated people and was believed to be too conservative. He was perceived as an extremist who advocated the use of nuclear weapons if needed to win the war in Vietnam. LBJ won by the largest margin ever.

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1506. Great Society

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Platform for LBJ's campaign, it stressed the 5 P's: Peace, Prosperity, anti-Poverty, Prudence and Progress.

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1507. Office of Economic Opportunity

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1965 - Part of the war on poverty, it was headed by R. Sargent Shiver, and was ineffective due to the complexity of the problem. It provided Job Corps, loans, training, VISTA, and educational programs.

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1508. War on Poverty

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1965 - Johnson figured that since the Gross National Profit had risen, the country had lots of extra money “just lying around,” so he’d use it to fight poverty. It started many small programs, Medicare, Head Start, and reorganized immigration to eliminate national origin quotas. It was put on hold during the Vietnam War.

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1509. Elementary and Secondary Act

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1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to fund education.

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1510. Medicare

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Enacted in 1965 - provided, under Social Security, for federal subsidies to pay for the hospitalization of sick people age 65 and over.

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1511. Abolition of immigration quotas

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1965 - Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act abolished national origin quotas and instead, based immigration on skills and need for political asylum.

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1512. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Created by Congress in 1965, it was 11th in cabinet office. Afro-American economist Dr. Robert C. Weaver was named head, and the department regulated and monitored housing and suburban development. It also provided rent supplements for low-income families.

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1513. John Birch Society

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Right-wing group named for an American missionary to China who had been executed by Communist troops. They opposed the liberal tendencies of the Great Society programs, and attempted to impeach Earl Warren for his liberal, "Communist" actions in the Supreme Court.

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1514. New Left

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Coalition of younger members of the Democratic party and radical student groups. Believed in participatory democracy, free speech, civil rights and racial brotherhood, and opposed the war in Vietnam.

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1515. Senator Robert F. Kennedy

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Attorney General under his brother, JFK, he was assassinated in June 1968 while campaigning for the Democratic party nomination.

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1516. Election of 1968: candidates, issues

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Richard M. Nixon, Republican, won by a 1% margin against Hubert Humphrey, Democrat. The issues were the war in Vietnam and urban crisis of law and order.

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1517. Czechoslovakia invaded

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1968 - Liberalization of Czechoslovakia was crushed by the Soviet Union invasion.

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1518. Chicago, Democratic Party Convention riot

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August, 1968 - With national media coverage, thousands of anti-war protestors, Blacks and Democratic supporters were clubbed by Major Daley’s police.

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1519. Richard Nixon's "Southern Strategy"

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His political strategy of "courting" the South and bad-mouthing those Northerners who bad- mouthed the South. He chose Spiro Agnew, the Governor of Maryland, as his running mate to get the Southern vote.

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1520. Governor George Wallace of Alabama

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1968 - Ran as the American Independent Party candidate in the presidential election. A right- wing racist, he appealed to the people’s fear of big government and made a good showing.

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1521. Moon race, Neil Armstrong

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July 20, 1969 - Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon, beating the Communists in the moon race and fulfilling Kennedy's goal. Cost $24 billion.

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1522. Sunbelt versus Frostbelt

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A trend wherein people moved from the northern and eastern states to the south and southwest region from Virginia to California.

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1523. Betty Frieden, The Feminine Mystique

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1963 - Depicted how difficult a woman's life is because she doesn't think about herself, only her family. It said that middle-class society stifled women and didn't let them use their talents. Attacked the "cult of domesticity."

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1524. National Organization for Women (NOW)

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Inspired by Betty Frieden, a reform organization that battled for equal rights with men by lobbying and testing laws in court. NOW wanted equal employment opportunities, equal pay, ERA, divorce law changes, and legalized abortion.

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1525. Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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Proposed the 27th Amendment, calling for equal rights for both sexes. Defeated in the House in 1972.

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1526. National Women’s Political Caucus

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Established by Betty Frieden, encouraged women to seek help or run for political office.

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1527. Ralph Nader, Unsafe at Any Speed

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1965 - Nader said that poor design and construction of automobiles were the major causes of highway deaths. He upset Congress by asking for legislation regulating car design and creation of national auto safety board, NATSA.

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1528. Nixon, "New Federalism"

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Slogan which meant returning power to the states, reversing the flow of power and resources from states and communities to Washington, and start power and resources flowing back to people all over America. Involved a 5-year plan to distribute $30 billion of federal revenues to states.

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1529. Spiro T. Agnew, his resignation

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October, 1973 - Nixon’s vice-president resigned and pleaded “no contest” to charges of tax evasion on payments made to him when he was governor of Maryland. He was replaced by Gerald R. Ford.

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1530. "Revenue Sharing"

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1972 - A Nixon program that returned federal funds to the states to use as they saw fit.

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1531. Wage and price controls

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1971 - To curb inflation, President Nixon froze prices, wages, and revenues for 90 days.

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1532. Nixon versus Congress

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January, 1973 - Republican party operatives who had broken into the Democratic party facility at the Watergate Hotel convicted of burglary. Investigation of possible White House involvement disclosed existence of Nixon's tapes of meetings, but the President refused to turn over the tapes to Congress. Opposition to Nixon created unity in Congress that allowed passage of legislation Nixon had opposed.

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1533. Watergate

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June 17, 1972 - five men arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee's executive quarters in the Watergate Hotel. Two White House aides were indicted; they quit, Senate hearing began in May, 1973, Nixon admitted to complicity in the burglary. In July, 1974, Nixon's impeachment began, so he resign with a disbarment.

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1534. Committee for the Reelection of the President (CREEP)

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Established in 1971 to help Nixon get reelected. Involved in illegal activities such as the Watergate break-in.

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1535. Election of 1972: candidates, issues

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People feared that George S. McGovern, the Democratic candidate, was an isolationist because he promised cuts in defense spending. Richard M. Nixon, the Republican, promised an end to the Vietnam War and won by 60.7% of the popular vote.

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1536. White House "Plumbers"

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Name given to the special investigations committee established along with CREEP in 1971. Its job was to stop the leaking of confidential information to the public and press.

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1537. Senator George M. McGovern

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Democratic nominee for the 1972 election, from South Dakota. Somewhat of a radical, many voters thought he was a hippie and too supportive of women and militant Blacks. Ran an unsuccessful campaign, hampered by lack of funds.

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1538. Senator Edmund Muskie

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Senator from Maine, although he was favored to win the Democratic candidacy, he lost to McGovern.

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1539. Watergate tapes

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Tapes which proved Nixon was involved in the Watergate scandal. Although he withheld them at first, the Supreme Court made Nixon turn over these recordings of the plans for the cover-up of the scandal.

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1540. H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean and John Mitchel

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Men involved in the Watergate scandal, who took the fall for Nixon. Mitchel was Attorney General at the time.

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1541. Impeachment proceedings

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Special committee led by Ervin began impeachment talks about Nixon. Impeachment hearing were opened May 9, 1974 against Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee. The Committee recommended 3 articles of impeachment against Nixon: taking part in a criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice, "repeatedly" failing to carry out his constitutional oath, and unconstitutional defiance of committee subpoenas. Nixon resigned on August 9.

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1542. SALT I Agreement

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Strategic Arms Limitations Talks by Nixon and Brezhnev in Moscow in May, 1972. Limited Anti-Ballistic Missiles to two major departments and 200 missiles.

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1543. Detente

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A lessening of tensions between U.S. and Soviet Union. Besides disarming missiles to insure a lasting peace between superpowers, Nixon pressed for trade relations and a limited military budget. The public did not approve.

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1544. China visit, 1972

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February 21 - Nixon visited for a week to meet with Chairman Mao Tse-Tung for improved relations with China, Called “ping-pong diplomacy” because Nixon played ping pong with Mao during his visit. Nixon agreed to support China’s admission to the United Nations.

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1545. Recognition of China

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Nixon established a trade policy and recognized the People's Republic of China, which surprised many because China had been an enemy during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

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1546. War Powers Act, 1973

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Gave any president the power to go to war under certain circumstances, but required that he could only do so for 90 days before being required to officially bring the matter before Congress.

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1547. Six Day War, 1967

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Israel responded to a blockade of the port of Elath on the Gulf of Aqaba by Egypt in June, 1967, by launching attacks on Egypt, and its allies, Jordan and Syria. Won certain territories for defense.

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1548. Yom Kippur War, 1973

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Frustrated by their losses in the Six-Days War, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on October 6, 1973. Israel counterattacked, won a decisive victory, and had even occupied portions of northern Egypt.

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1549. Henry S. Kissinger, "Shuttle Diplomacy"

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Policy of this Secretary of State to travel around the world to various nations to discuss and encourage the policy of detente.

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1550. Twenty-Fifth Amendment

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Made the replacement of a vice president the same as for a Supreme Court justice, i.e., the president nominates someone and Congress decides.

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1551. Twenty-Sixth Amendment

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Lowered voting age to 18.

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1552. Chicanos

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Name given to Mexican-Americans, who in 1970, were the majority of migrant farm labor in the U.S.

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1553. Cesar Chavez

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Non-violent leader of the United Farm Workers from 1963-1970. Organized laborers in California and in the Southwest to strike against fruit and vegetable growers. Unionized Mexican-American farm workers.

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1554. Warren E. Burger Appointed, 1969

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A conservative appointed by Nixon, he filled Earl Warren’s liberal spot.

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1555. American Indian Movement (AIM), Wounded Knee

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Formed in 1968 by urban Indians who seized the village of Wounded Knee in February, 1973 to bring attention to Indian rights. This 71-day confrontation with federal marshalls ended in a government agreement to reexamine treaty rights of the Ogalala Sioux.

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1556. Multinational Corporations

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Most were American business firms whose sales, work force, production facilities or other operations were worldwide in scope. They represented the latest development in the continuing growth of corporate organization.

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1557. Arab oil embargo

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October 6, 1973 - Egypt and Syria attacked Israel. Moscow backed Egypt and both U.S. and U.S.S.R. put their armed forced on alert. In an attempt to pressure America into a pro-Arab stance, OPEC imposed an embargo on all oil to the U.S.

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1558. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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An international oil cartel dominated by an Arab majority, joined together to protect themselves.

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1559. Balance of Trade

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1973 - U.S. tried to balance its trade to make American goods cost less for foreigners, in order to encourage them to buy more American products. Resulted in a devalued dollar.

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1560. Alaska pipeline

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Built in 1975 along the pipeline to Valdez, it was an above-ground pipe 4 feet in diameter used to pump oil from the vast oil fields of northern Alaska to the tanker station in Valdez Bay where the oil was put aboard ships for transport to refineries in the continental U.S..

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1561. The Imperial Presidency

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A book written in the later days of the Richard M. Nixon presidency by Arthur M. Schlensinger, Jr.

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1562. Gerald R. Ford

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Nixon's vice president after Agnew resigned, he became the only president never to be elected. Taking office after Nixon resigned, he pardoned Nixon for all federal crimes that he "committed or may have committed."

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1563. "Stagflation"

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During the 60's and 70's, the U.S. was suffering from 5.3% inflation and 6% unemployment. Refers to the unusual economic situation in which an economy is suffering both from inflation and from stagnation of its industrial growth.

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1564. SALT II

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Second Strategic Arms Limitations Talks. A second treaty was signed on June 18, 1977 to cut back the weaponry of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. because it was getting too competitive. Set limits on the numbers of weapons produced. Not passed by the Senate as retaliation for U.S.S.R.'s invasion of Afghanistan, and later superseded by the START treaty.

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Jimmy Carter, Democrate defeated Gerald Ford, Republican. The issues were energy, transportation, and conservation. Carter had no Washington ties. Ford appealed to the upper- middle class, but Carter won by 1.7 million votes.

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Elected to the Senate in 1962 and 1964, in 1974 he became the 39th President, with Vice President Walter Mondale. He secured energy programs, set the framework for Egypt-Israel treaty, and sought to base foreign policy on human rights.

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A general pardon by which the government absolves offenders, President Carter offered amnesty of Americans who had fled to other countries to avoid the draft for the Vietnam War.

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1978 - Passed by President Carter, these called for the gradual return of the Panama Canal to the people and government of Panama. They provided for the transfer of canal ownership to Panama in 1999 and guaranteed its neutrality.

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Peace talks between Egypt and Israel mediated by President Carter.

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Product of the Camp David Accords, Sadat represented Egypt and Begin represented Israel. Israel returned land to Egypt in exchange for Egyptian recognition. Earned both men the Noble Peace Prize.

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Led by Arafat, it was organized to liberate Palestine from Israelis in the late '70's and early '80's. Its guerilla warfare and terrorist tactics were not effective.

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Proposed that detention centers be set up for suspected subversives (Communists) who could be held without a trial, it was known as the "concentration camp bill."

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1977 - Carter added it to the Cabinet to acknowledge the importance of energy conservation.

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1977 - Carter added it to the Cabinet to acknowledge the changing role of the federal government in education.

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The Soviet Union sent troops into neighboring Afghanistan to support its Communist government against guerilla attacks by fundamentalist Muslims.

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The U.S. withdrew from the competition held in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. About 64 other nations withdrew for this and other reasons.

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1978 - a popular uprising forced the Shah to flee Iran and a Muslim and national leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, established an Islamic Republic based on the Koran. President Carter allowed the Shah to come to the U.S. for medical reasons. Young Iranian militants broke into the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and kept the staff hostage for 444 days, releasing them January, 1981.

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Ronald Wilson Reagan, Republican defeated Jimmy Carter, Democrat and John B. Anderson, Independent. The issues were government spending and traditional values.

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Reagan's theory that if you cut taxes, it will spur the growth of public spending and improve the economy. It included tax breaks for the rich, "supply-side economics," and "trickle down" theory.

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Reaganomics policy based on the theory that allowing companies the opportunity to make profits, and encouraging investment, will stimulate the economy and lead to higher standards of living for everyone. Argued that tax cuts can be used stimulate economic growth. Move money into the hands of the people and they will invest, thus creating prosperity.

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(b. 1930) Arizona state senator from 1969 to 1974, appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979. Reagan appointed her to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first female Justice of the Supreme Court.

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President of Poland in 1990, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. He formed the first independent trade union in Poland, called Solidarity, and eventually brought down the Communist government and instituted democratic government. Credited with initiating the end of Communist domination in Eastern Europe.

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1979 - A mechanical failure and a human error at this power plant in Pennsylvania combined to permit an escape of radiation over a 16 mile radius.

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Born-Again Christians become politically active. The majority of Americans are moral people, and therefore are a political force.

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Fought over religious differences, this war lasted many years, from 1980 to 1988.

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Three U.S. nuns found shot in El Salvador in December, 1980. President Carter had stopped aid to El Salvador's right-wing dictator, but President Reagan started it again.

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Between Britain and Argentina, centered around their claims to control over these islands.

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Ms. Mapp was affirmed convicted having pornography "on her person" even though Ohio police obtained the material without a warrant. The Supreme Court ruled that there must be a warrant to search.

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Court decided that state and local courts must provide counsel for defendants in felony cases at the state's expense in any serious felony prosecution. Before, counsel was only appointed if the death penalty was involved.

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Court ruled that there was a right to counsel at the police station. This was needed to deter forced confessions given without the benefit of counsel.

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Court declared that police officers must inform persons they arrest of their rights: the right to remain silent and the right to counsel during interrogation.

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Local and state laws requiring prayer in public schools were banned on the grounds that such laws violated the First Amendment.

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Held that it should not be necessary to require prayer be said in school. School district was said to be violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

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Declared that the principle of "one person, one vote" must prevail at both state and national levels. Decision required that districts be redrawn as that each representative represented the same number of people.

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Supreme Court required states to draw their congressional districts so that each represented the same number of people. "As nearly as practical, one man's vote . . . is to be worth as much as another's".

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Supreme Court created the one person, one vote grounded in the Equal Protection Clause.

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Supreme Court said that there would be penalties for those who deprived others of equal enjoyment of places of accommodation on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.

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A unanimous decision that the busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.

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Barred colleges from admitting students solely on the basis of race, but allowed them to include race along with other considerations when deciding which students to admit.

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Equal protection: the Supreme Court engaged in independent judicial review of a statute which discriminated between persons on the basis of sex, making it clear that the Supreme Court would no longer treat sex-based classifications with judicial deference.

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Supreme Court found that physicians consulted by pregnant women had standing to contest the constitutionality of the state's abortion law.

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Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional most state statutes restricting abortion. It ruled that a state may not prevent a woman from having an abortion during the first 3 months of pregnancy, and could regulate, but not prohibit abortion during the second trimester. Decision in effect overturned anti-abortion laws in 46 states.

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Ruled that a man-made life form (genetic engineering) could be patented.

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