Studied by 4 peopleSouthern Strategy
Political strategy implemented by President Richard Nixon to win over Southern whites to the Republican party; the strategy succeeded through administration policies such as delaying school desegregation plans
Détente
Foreign policy of decreasing tensions with the Soviet Union; this began in the first term of the Nixon administration
Watergate
Series of events beginning with the break-in at the Democratic party headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, DC, that led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon; Nixon resigned as the House of Representatives was preparing for an impeachment hearing
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
The group of 14 countries that produce most of the worlds oil and, by determining production quantities, influence worldwide oil prices
Camp David Accords (1978)
Peace agreement between Israel and Egypt that was mediated by President Jimmy Carter; many consider this the highlight of the Carter presidency
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Diplomatic crisis triggered on November 4, 1979, when Iranian protesters seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held 66 American diplomats hostage for 444 days
Religious right
Right-leaning evangelical Christians who increasingly supported Republican candidates beginning with Ronald Reagan
Iran-Contra Affair
Scandal that erupted during the Reagan administration when it was revealed that U.S. government agents had secretly sold arms to Iran in order to raise money to fund anti-Communist "Contra" forces in Nicaragua
1968
Richard Nixon elected president
1971
Nixon imposes wage and price controls
1972
Nixon visits China and Soviet Union
1973
Watergate hearings in Congress
1974
Inflation peaks at 11 percent
1975
South Vietnam falls to North Vietnam, ending Vietnam War
1976
Jimmy Carter elected president
1977
Carter signs Panama Canal treaty
1978
Camp David Accords
1979
Americans taken hostage in Iran
1980
Ronald Reagan elected president
1981-1982
Major recession
1981-1983
Major tax cuts instituted
1983
Reagan proposes "Star Wars"
1984
Reagan reelected
1985
Gorbachev assumes power in Soviet Union
1986
Additional tax reform measures passed
1987
"Black Monday"
1988
George H. W. Bush elected president
1971
Pentagon Papers released
1972
Watergate break-in
1972
SALT I signed
1972
Nixon reelected
1973
Spiro Agnew resigns as vice president
1973
“Saturday Night Massacre”
1974
Nixon resigns; Gerald Ford becomes president
1974
Ford pardons Richard Nixon
1974
WIN economic program introduced
1977
Carter issues Vietnam-era draft amnesty
1981
Assassination attempt on Reagan
1983
Americans victorious in Grenada
1986
Iran-Contra Affair
H.R. Haldeman
Nixon’s chief of staff
John Ehrlichman
Nixon’s domestic affairs adviser
Henry Kissinger
Nixon’s national security advisor
George Wallace
In 1968, ________, the combative former governor of Alabama, ran a third-party campaign for president as the candidate of the American Independence Party.
Southern Strategy
Nixon’s “______” aimed at wooing conservative Southerners into the Republican party.
Roe v. Wade
The court became generally more conservative, though in 1973 it endorsed a right to abortion in __________.
détente
Nixon established "_________" with the USSR. He felt that reducing cold war tensions would lessen the chance of global war and allow the US greater diplomatic influence in dealing with problems like Vietnam.
SALT I
The ________ accord ended the cold war's armaments race, a historic occasion.
Nationalist China
Since the 1950s, Nixon has supported ___________________— the non-Communist territory established by refugees from the Chinese civil war on the island of Taiwan.
realpolitik
By the time he became president, Nixon and Henry Kissinger were ___________ advocates.
Watergate Affair
Nixon's 1972 reelection makes the _________'s actions incomprehensible. Nixon's political paranoia influenced them.
enemies list
Nixon created an "_________" and had the Internal Revenue Service wiretap and harass some of the persons on it, believing, with some reason, that the media establishment, government bureaucracy, and Democratic party were implacably opposed.
White House Plumbers
The ___________ were formed in 1971 after Daniel Ellsberg, a former State Department employee, leaked the Pentagon Papers.
Committee to Reelect the President (CREEP)
The ____________ used shady persons to "dirty trick" Democrats. These operatives lied about Democratic candidates and ordered 200 pizzas to a Democratic campaign headquarters.
bugs
By duplicating papers and installing electronic "__________" in workplaces, they hoped to collect information on Democrats.
hush money
As the investigation progressed, CREEP leaders lied about their Watergate activities. To keep them quiet, thieves received "_________."
Deep Throat
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post pursued the Watergate story. They received scoops from "___________."
Mark Felt
The FBI's assistant director at the time of the Watergate break-in, was their informant in 2005.
John Dean
the White House attorney, acknowledged a Watergate cover-up during the committee's proceedings.
Richard Kleindienst
After the political uproar, Attorney General __________ and presidential advisors H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman resigned.
Archibald Cox
Watergate was investigated by a special prosecutor Nixon hired to preserve his presidency. Nixon then opposed ______________'s attempts to get the White House recordings.
Saturday Night Massacre
On October 20, 1973, the "__________" occurred with Cox's resignation and dismissal.
25th Amendment
Under the _______, Congress approved Nixon's choice of Michigan Congressman Gerald Ford to replace Agnew.
Whip Inflation Now (WIN)
Ford's __________ button campaign failed to promote morale and economic confidence.
National Energy Act
In 1978, Congress deregulated the oil and gasoline markets and promoted energy conservation through the ___________.
Panamanian sovereignty
Carter signed a pact with Panama to restore the Canal Zone to __________ in 1999.
Leonid Brezhnev
Carter and Soviet leader ________ struck a SALT II agreement in 1979 to restrict their nuclear arsenals.
1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
Carter withdrew from the ____________ because to this action and what seemed to be a Soviet push into the oil-rich Middle East.
Camp David Accords
The _____________, mediated by President Carter, were Israel's Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar Sadat's greatest diplomatic triumph.
1967 Six Day War
Egypt acknowledged Israel's right to exist after Israel restored the Sinai Peninsula, which it had taken in the ___________.
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Reagan increased the military budget by $13 billion. His pricey _____________, dubbed "Star Wars," also drew criticism.
Evil Empire
Despite opposition, he stationed American cruise missiles in Western Europe to counter Soviet short-range nuclear missiles in Eastern Europe. Reagan called the Soviet Union a "___________," but voters liked his honesty.
Tax Revenue Act of 1986
In his second term, Reagan cut taxes further. The wealthiest Americans' federal tax rate dropped from 50% to 28% under the __________. Unemployment and inflation continued to fall during this period.
Black Monday
Stock prices fell 20% on "________," October 19, 1987.
Iran-Contra
___________ rocked the Reagan administration in 1986 and 1987. In Lebanon, Iranian-backed Shiites held Americans hostage.
arms for hostages
This "_________" scheme was used by National Security Advisor John Poindexter, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, and other administration officials to aid Nicaragua's "Contras" rebels.
Berlin discotheque bombing
In April 1986, Gadhafi was blamed for the ___________ that killed an American serviceman and wounded many others.
Muammar al-Gadhafi
Since the 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident, when American naval jets shot down two Libyan jets that challenged them, relations with ____________ had been poor.
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
The ________________, signed by Reagan and Gorbachev in 1987, required both nations to eliminate an entire class of missiles.
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