| A | B |
|---|
| Silent Majority | Americans who disliked the protests of the 60's and blamed the government for high taxes |
| Southern Strategy | Nixon's opposition to the civil rights legislation to win support of Southern Democrats |
| Stagflation | Economic period of high unemployment and inflation |
| OPEC | Alliance of the 5 largest oil producing countries to control price and production of oil |
| Energy Crisis | Caused by the oil embargo that resulted in high fuel prices and gas shortages |
| Realpolitik | The idea that the U.S. would only interfere with other countries if it would advance U.S. interests |
| SALT | The U.S. & U.S.S.R. agreed to limit the number and types of nuclear missiles |
| Detente | The relations between the U.S. & U.S.S.R. became less hostile |
| Watergate | An incident in which some people were caught breaking into the Democratic National Office in a hotel |
| CIA | Many of the burglars had ties to this government organization |
| Republicans | Political party that many people first blamed for the break-in at the Watergate hotel |
| White House Tapes | What Nixon refused to give the Senate Committee that was investigating Watergate |
| Deepthroat | The code-name for the unknown person who informed two reporters from the Washington Post about the cover-up with Watergate |
| FBI | The government organization that Deepthroat work for |
| Gerald Ford | This senator took over as President when Nixon resigned |
| Pardon | What Ford did for Nixon so he wouldn't be punished for his involvement with Watergate |
| Human Rights | President Carters emphasis in his foreign policy |
| Sanctions | President Carter used this economic strategy to get countries to improve human rights |
| Panama Canal Treaties | This agreement gave control of the Panama Canal to Panama |
| Stagflation | Economic problems with high inflation and unemployment |
| Soviet Union | Country that Pres. Carter postponed SALT II talks and stopped shipments of grain to |
| Camp David Accords | Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel |
| Iran Hostage Crisis | Americans were help hostage during Pres. Carters term |
| Busing | Transporting students to better schools outside their neighborhoods |
| U. of California vs Bakke | Court case in which race could be a factor in deciding on college admission, but no quotas set |
| ERA | Proposed amendment that would outlaw segregation based on gender |
| Latin Americans/Asian | Immigrants to America came from these two areas of the world in the 70's |
| Sun-Belt | Area in the U.S. that many people moved to in the 1970's |
| Earth Day | A day set aside to make people aware of environmental issues |
| EPA | Government organization set up to protect the environment |
