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Social Studies ch 30
Social studies ch 30
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Detente | An attempt to ease international tensions |
| Embargo | A ban on trade |
| Revenue sharing | A policy in which the federal government gives states some of its revenue to be used at state and local levels |
| Affirmative action | An approach to hiring or promoting that favors disadvantaged groups |
| Deficit | When government spending is greater than government revenue, or income |
| Executive privilege | The principle that White House conversations should remain private |
| Impeach | To officially charge someone with misconduct in office |
| Amnesty | Protection from prosecution |
| Trade deficit | When the value of foreign imports is greater than the value of American exports |
| Human Rights | The basic rights and freedoms that all people should have |
| Apartheid | South African policy of racial separation and discrimination against nonwhites |
| Fundamentalist | Someone who believes in strict obedience to religious laws or texts |
| Deregulation | The removal of rules and regulations |
| Federal Debt | The amount of money owed by the federal government |
| Coalition | A group formed for a common purpose |
| Downsize | The practice of laying off workers to make a company smaller |
| Bankrupt | A condition in which a person or business cannot pay its debts |
| Grassroots Movement | A movement made up of individuals and small groups in multiple locations around the nation who join together for a shared goal |
| Deficit Spending | Spending more money than is received and creating debt as a result |
| Gross Domestic Product | The value of all goods and services produced in a nation in one year |
| Perjury | The act of lying after swearing to tell the truth |
| What did both Nixon and Kissinger believe with regard to peace? | They believed that peace would come through negotiation rather than through treats or force. |
| What were China’s reasons for wanting to improve relations with the United States? | Both countries shared a distrust of the Soviet Union. |
| What were Nixon’s reasons for improving relations with China? | Nixon hoped to end the Vietnam war, and he hoped that it would drive a deeper wedge between the Soviet Union and China. |
| What made Salvador Allende’s rise to power unique in Latin America? | He was the first Socialist to do so through peaceful measures made him unique. |
| Why did the Arab oil-producing states pace an oil embargo on the United States? | We helped Israel against Syria and Egypt in the Yom Kippur War. |
| What effect did the Embargo have on the US? | Oil shortages, long line of gas pumps high gas prices. |
| Why did President Nixon want to strengthen law enforcement at all levels of government? | He promised to strengthen, he felt that criminals were getting away with a bunch. |
| What were the major causes of the nation’s economic problems in the 1970’s? | Inflation, high an unemployment, oil was expensive. |
| Who did Nixon defeat in the election of 1972? | McGovern |
| What does WTO stand for? | World trade organization |
| What does WTO do? | It oversees trade agreements and tries to settle trade disputes among its member nations. One of its goals is to help countries that are trying too build their economies. |
| 21st century skills | The goods are sold from Mexico to America because they buy them. |
| What are some main goals of internal organizations? | Peace keeping, Medical care, economic development, environmental care, disaster response, education, property, and human rights. |
| What did Nixon do to improve relations with China and Soviet Union? | Detente, traveled to China, and Soviet Union, in Moscow, President Nixon, and Soviet leader Lenonid Brezhnev signed the strategic Arms Lomination treaty. |
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