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| 791731227 | Détente | French word meaning an easing of tensions between the world's superpowers during the Cold War, 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. 1970's | 0 | |
| 791731228 | Nixon in China | 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., 1972, Nixon agreed to support China's admission to the United Nations. | 1 | |
| 791731229 | Equal Rights Amendment | Supported by the National Organization for Women, this amendment would prevent all gender-based discrimination practices. However, it never passed the ratification process.a constitutional amendment originally introduced in Congress in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972. | 2 | |
| 791731230 | Rowe v. Wade | in 1973 allows for legal abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. | 3 | |
| 791731231 | Vietnamization | President Richard Nixon's strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, involving a gradual withdrawal of American troops and replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces. | 4 | |
| 791731232 | Kent State | an Ohio University where National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War on May 4,1970, wounding nine and killing four | 5 | |
| 791731233 | Pentagon Papers | Secret government documents published In 1971; revealed that the U.S. Government had misled Americans about the Vietnam War. led to (Nixon v. New York Times) | 6 | |
| 791731234 | Daniel Ellsberg | military analyst who released the pentagon papers (1971) | 7 | |
| 791731235 | The Plumbers | group of people to plug and secure security leaks formed by Nixon and Ehrlichman after info on the Vietnam War (Pentagon Papers) was leaked | 8 | |
| 792711517 | Watergate | 1972 June 17: CREEP break-in at DNC national headquarters (actually the 2nd break-in) Nixon feared loss so he approved the Commission to Re-Elect the President to spy on and espionage the Democrats. A security gaurd foiled an attempt to bug the Democratic National Committe Headquarters, exposing the scandal. Seemingly contained, after the election Nixon was impeached and stepped down. CREEP was actually officially designated CRP and stands for the Committee to Reelect the President (President Nixon). In the Watergate Scandal, one of the five men arrested and convicted of burglarizing the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel (James W. McCord, Jr.) was Chief of Security for CRP. It was later found out that McCord received payments from CREEP. President Nixon bugged the opposition. The plot was exposed by 2 journalists. Nixon denied everything,tried to cover it up, but failed. Tape recordings about the affair,made in the White House and with Nixon speaking came into the public sphere. Nixon was forced to resign as President to avoid being impeached. | 9 | |
| 792711518 | Stagflation | 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. *Key domestic problems of the 1970's =Inflation + unemployment (Energy crisis (OPEC) ERA/ Affirmative Action | 10 | |
| 792711519 | Whip Inflation Now | fords program that called Americans to cut back their use of oil and gas and take other energy saving methods. , A program by the Ford administration to curb inflation and dramatic price increases by putting pressure on businesses to lower prices and deter consumers from hoarding goods. Fight against inflation. | 11 | |
| 792711520 | Gerald R. Ford | (1974-1977) 38th President "Jerry", Republican Domestic Policy: Pardon of Nixon, Inflation, fiscal Conservative, Voluntary restraint , Recession of 1974-75, WIN ("Whip Inflation Now") Energy: deregulation, voluntary conservatism. The person who became president after Nixon resigned. He was the first (and only) person to become President of the US without ever having been elected president or vice-president, "became President after Nixon resigned; communism took over Vietnam" *pardoned Nixon; Vietnam falls to communists | 12 | |
| 792711521 | Election of 1976 | Ford vs Carter, Carter wins. Important because he was the first president from the south for a while and people thought he would bring fresh ideas. - Democrat Jimmy Carter beat Republican Gerald Ford - after Watergate, Carter from Georgia was viewed as a Washington "outsider" with no political ties and no scandals -Bicentennial, Everything against Ford: economy, Nixon, Washington "insider image", Reagan | 13 | |
| 792711522 | Jimmy Carter | Democrat (1977-1981), 39th President of the United States, Vice President Walter Mondale. The 39th President who created the Department of Energy and the Depatment of Education. He was criticized for his return of the Panama Canal Zone, and his last year in office was marked by the takeover of the American embassy in Iran, fuel shortages, and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, which caused him to lose to Ronald Regan in the next election. | 14 | |
| 792711523 | Iran Hostage Crisis | In November 1979, revolutionaries stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage. The Carter administration tried unsuccessfully to negotiate for the hostages release. On January 20, 1981, the day Carter left office, Iran released the Americans, ending their 444 days in captivity. | 15 | |
| 792711524 | New Woman | a woman of the turn of the 20th century often from the middle class who dressed practically, moved about freely, lived apart from her family, and supported herself | 16 | |
| 792711525 | Phyllis Schlafly | 1970s; a new right activist that protested the women's rights acts and movements as defying tradition and natural gender division of labor; demonstrated conservative backlash against the 60s | 17 | |
| 792711526 | All in the Family | 1971, Norman Lear the shows creator felt that TV comedy should not only funny, but provocative and stimulating. It was the first show to commonly used topics such as racism, sexism, and religious bigotry, as the basis for plots. Show attracted and held a large audience holding the number one spot for 5 years. 70's Television Show (Overall #1 Show) | 18 | |
| 792711527 | Ronald Reagan | 40th President of the United States., First elected president in 1980 and elected again in 1984. He ran on a campaign based on the common man and "populist" ideas. He served as governor of California from 1966-1974, and he participated in the McCarthy Communist scare. Iran released hostages on his Inauguration Day in 1980. While president, he developed Reagannomics, the trickle down effect of government incentives. He cut out many welfare and public works programs. He used the Strategic Defense Initiative to avoid conflict. His meetings with Gorbachev were the first steps to ending the Cold War. He was also responsible for the Iran-contra Affair which bought hostages with guns. (1981-1989,"Great Communicator" Republican, conservative economic policies, replaced liberal Democrats in upper house with conservative Democrats or "boll weevils" , at reelection time, Jesse Jackson first black presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro as VP running mate (first woman)). | 19 | |
| 792711528 | Election of 1980 | Ronald Reagan won over Jimmy Carter because of the Iranian hostage crisis and America's stagflation, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Republican defeated Jimmy Carter, Democrat and John B. Anderson, Independent. The issues were government spending and traditional values. | 20 | |
| 792711529 | Trickle-Down Economics | That money is given to the big corporations and eventually t hey will pay their workers more and then the workers will spend their money and save the economy. | 21 | |
| 792711530 | Sandra Day O'Connor | First woman supreme court justice. appointed by Reagan., (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. | 22 | |
| 792711531 | SDI (Strategic defense initiative) | Reagan's proposed Strategic Defense Initiative (1983), also known as "Star Wars," called for a land- or space-based shield against a nuclear attack. Although SDI was criticized as unfeasible and in violation of the Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, Congress approved billions of dollars for development. | 23 | |
| 792711532 | Iran-Contra Affair | Scandal including arms sales to the Middle East in order to send money to help the contras in Nicaragua even though congress had objected., President Reagan authorized the off-the-books sale of stolen weapons from the Pentagon to Iran in order to fund the Nicaraguan Contras; Congress had forbidden him to use government funds to support the Contras; helped keep Iraq from winning the Iraq-Iran War (did not want a Middle Eastern superpower); very illegal (Iran was considered a terrorist state) and almost caused Reagan to be impeached. -1984: Boland Amendment cancels all US/CIA aide to Nicaragua freedom fighters (The Contras) -Contras in revolutionary movement against pro-Communist Sandanista government. -CIA (under supervision of Marine Colonel Oliver North) sells arms to Iran (Illegally) to gain freedom for Americans still held hostage in the region. -Money from arms sales are shifted to Nicaragua Contras. | 24 | |
| 792711533 | Election of 1984 | Reagan ran against Walter Mondale (democrat) , who chose Geraldine Ferraro the 1st woman for VP. Reagan won by a landslide with 525 electoral votes., Walter Mondale fought off challenges of Senator Gary Hart of Colorado and the magnetic Jesse Jackson who had established himself as the nation's most prominent spokesman for minorities and the poor. He selected a woman, Geraldine Ferraro of New York as his running mate, first female candidate to appear on a national ticket. Ronald Reagan focus on what he claimed was the remarkable revival of American's fortunes and spirits under his leadership. He uses phrases such as "It's Morning in America" and America Is Back". His victory was decisive. | 25 | |
| 792711534 | Geraldine Ferraro | In 1984 she was the first woman to appear on a major-party presidential ticket. She was a congresswoman running for Vice President with Walter Mondale. | 26 | |
| 792711535 | Dallas and Dynasty, MTV | a TV show that glamorized the lives of the very wealthy. television reflective of Conservative Consumerism. | 27 | |
| 792711536 | The Cosby Show | Was an "African American" show, it was dramatically more conservative than its 1970's counterparts. | 28 |
