Ch. 22 Vocabulary : Nixon, Ford, & Carter

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24 Terms

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Silent Majority

The great majority of Americans, whose opinions are not often heard

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Southern Strategy

a plan designed to appeal directly to Southern white conservatives

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Détente

During the cold war, an attempt to lessen the tension between the United States and the Communist powers

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Realpolitik

the view that a nation should pursue policies and make alliances based on its national interests

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Pardon

To forgive; to pass over without punishment

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Stagflation

an unusual economic condition that combines a stagnant economy with rising prices

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Human rights

basic rights and freedoms assumed to belong to all people everywhere

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Richard Nixon

U.S. president from 1969 to 1974

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Henry Kissinger

influential advisor and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon

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Gerald Ford

U.S. president from 1974 to 1977

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Jimmy Carter

U.S. president from 1977 to 1981

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Ayatollah Khomeini

Islamic cleric and leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)

1972 treaty between the US and the Soviet Union that froze the deployment of intercontinental ballistic missiles and places limits on antiballistic missiles

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OPEC

Group of countries which sell oil to other nations and cooperate to regulate the price and supply of oil

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Affirmative Action

Policy that gives special consideration to women and minorities to make up for past discrimination

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Watergate

Political scandal involving illegal activities that ultimately led to the resignation of President Nixon

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Executive Privilege

Principle that the President has the right to keep certain communications between himself and other members of the executive branch private

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Amnesty

General pardon for certain crimes

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Christian Fundamentalist

Individual who believes in a strict, literal interpretation of the Bible as the foundation of the Christian faith

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Helsinki Accords

Agreement made in 1975 among the US, Canada, and European nations, including the Soviet Union, in which all nations agreed to support human rights

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Boat People

Refugees who leave their country by boat

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Sanctions

Penalties

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Developing World

Countries that are less economically advanced than developed countries such as the US

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Camp David Accords

1978 agreement brokered by Jimmy Carter between Egyptian and Israeli leaders that made a peace treaty between the two nations possible