Environmental Reforms in the 1970s

federal actions in response to Silent Spring; Environmental Protection Agency, Endangered Species Act, and Earth Day

Nixon's foreign policies

normalized relations with China; reduced tensions with the Soviet Union through weapons treaties

Nixon attempted to cover up his involvement; led to loss of trust in federal government

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

passed an oil embargo on the U.S. because it supported Israel; caused a national energy shortage and gasoline price increase

Alternative Energy Sources

U.S. government encouraged development to reduce reliance on foreign oil; includes solar panels and wind turbines

President Carter negotiated a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

Iranian revolutionaries kidnapped Americans after the U.S. allowed the Shah of Iran to enter the country

first female Supreme Court justice

“out of many, one”; symbolizes the unity of the thirteen original colonies that joined together to form a single

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

lowered the voting age to eighteen years old; supporters argued if someone is old enough to serve in the military, then they should

Trickle Down Economics/Reaganomics

Economic theory that if a country cuts taxes for the rich, then the rich will invest in their own businesses and pay people more

caused U.S. entry into the Vietnam War to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

U.S. foreign policy to stop the spread of communism; reason for UN and U.S. participation in the Korean War

Social Security Administration

federal program that helps the elderly, disabled, and retired; increased the government’s role in citizens’ lives

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70s and 80s Unit

Term	Definition
Environmental Reforms in the 1970s	federal actions in response to Silent Spring; Environmental Protection Agency, Endangered Species Act, and Earth Day
Nixon's foreign policies	normalized relations with China; reduced tensions with the Soviet Union through weapons treaties
Watergate Scandal	Nixon attempted to cover up his involvement; led to loss of trust in federal government
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)	passed an oil embargo on the U.S. because it supported Israel; caused a national energy shortage and gasoline price increase
Alternative Energy Sources	U.S. government encouraged development to reduce reliance on foreign oil; includes solar panels and wind turbines
Camp David Accords	President Carter negotiated a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt
Iran Hostage Crisis	Iranian revolutionaries kidnapped Americans after the U.S. allowed the Shah of Iran to enter the country
Sandra Day O'Connor	first female Supreme Court justice
E Pluribus Unum	“out of many, one”; symbolizes the unity of the thirteen original colonies that joined together to form a single
Twenty-Sixth Amendment	lowered the voting age to eighteen years old; supporters argued if someone is old enough to serve in the military, then they should
Trickle Down Economics/Reaganomics	Economic theory that if a country cuts taxes for the rich, then the rich will invest in their own businesses and pay people more
Domino Theory	caused U.S. entry into the Vietnam War to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
Containment	U.S. foreign policy to stop the spread of communism; reason for UN and U.S. participation in the Korean War
Social Security Administration	federal program that helps the elderly, disabled, and retired; increased the government’s role in citizens’ lives

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