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Chapter 30

Vocab

QuestionAnswer
Detente An attempt to ease international tensions
Embargo A ban on trade
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 Africa 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
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
Perjury The act of lying after swearing to tell the truth
What did Nixon and Kissinger believe in Negotiations
Chinas reasons for improving relationships They needed our help against the Soviet Union
Nixon’s reasons for improving relationships with china To drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union
Salvador Allendes rise to power First socialist to do so in peaceful means
Arab oil producing embargo on U.N U.N supported Israel instead of Syria and Egypt
U.N economic causes Unemployment, increased oil money, inflation
Winner of 1972 election George mogovern
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