The Stalemated 70's Word Scramble
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Richard Nixon | Suspicious, Paranoid Resented Dem. Party |
"Vietnamization" | (Nixon Doctrine) Slow withdrawal of troops in S. Vietnam |
What is CREEP? | Republican Committee for Re-election of the President |
Did the Constitution work in the Watergate Scandal? | Yes; invoked 25th Amendment to replace Agnew w/ Gerald Ford |
What is detente? | Relaxed tensions with Russia/China |
War Powers Act of 1973 | Required Pres. to report to Congress within 48 hrs after committing troops to foreign conflict |
What happened as a result of the Arab oil embargo? | -Alaska Pipeline -National Speed Limit of 55 mph -End of cheap & abundant energy era |
What is OPEC? | -Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries -Lifted embargo, but quadrupled price of oil |
Who was the only unelected Pres.? | Gerald Ford |
Who won the election of 1976? | Carter |
What was the main goal of Carter's presidency? | Human Rights (humanitarian) Ex: -Camp David Agreement -Black rights |
What happened in Iran to humiliate the US? | Iranian Hostage Crisis -Carter tried economic sanctions & rescue mission (failed) -Hostages released day of Ronald Reagan's inauguration |
Did the Constitution work in the Watergate Scandal? | Yes; invoked 25th Amendment to replace Agnew w/ Gerald Ford |
What is detente? | Relaxed tensions with Russia/China |
War Powers Act of 1973 | Required Pres. to report to Congress within 48 hrs after committing troops to foreign conflict |
What happened as a result of the Arab oil embargo? | -Alaska Pipeline -National Speed Limit of 55 mph -End of cheap & abundant energy era |
What is OPEC? | -Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries -Lifted embargo, but quadrupled price of oil |
Who was the only unelected Pres.? | Gerald Ford |
Who won the election of 1976? | Carter |
What was the main goal of Carter's presidency? | Human Rights (humanitarian) Ex: -Camp David Agreement -Black rights |
What happened in Iran to humiliate the US? | Iranian Hostage Crisis -Carter tried economic sanctions & rescue mission (failed) -Hostages released day of Ronald Reagan's inauguration |
Did the Constitution work in the Watergate Scandal? | Yes; invoked 25th Amendment to replace Agnew w/ Gerald Ford |
What is detente? | Relaxed tensions with Russia/China |
War Powers Act of 1973 | Required Pres. to report to Congress within 48 hrs after committing troops to foreign conflict |
What happened as a result of the Arab oil embargo? | -Alaska Pipeline -National Speed Limit of 55 mph -End of cheap & abundant energy era |
What is OPEC? | -Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries -Lifted embargo, but quadrupled price of oil |
Who was the only unelected Pres.? | Gerald Ford |
Who won the election of 1976? | Carter |
What was the main goal of Carter's presidency? | Human Rights (humanitarian) Ex: -Camp David Agreement -Black rights |
What happened in Iran to humiliate the US? | Iranian Hostage Crisis -Carter tried economic sanctions & rescue mission (failed) -Hostages released day of Ronald Reagan's inauguration |
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