US History chapter 25
bold immorality
"free love" (premarital and extramarital sex), easier divorce laws, recognition of lesbian marriages, and, above all, a woman's unquestioned "right" to abortion on demand
what are some obstacles that hampered Ford's effectiveness
-he was the first person to serve as president who had never been elected as president or vice president during a presidential election -the public's increasingly critical perception of him
what are a couple factors that also damaged Ford's reputation
-in 1975, America tasted final defeat in Southeast Asia as South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fell to the Communists -a sluggish national economy worried voters
three factors that contributed to stagflation
1) the energy crisis created a scarcity of many products and thus caused price increases. 2) Johnson had created a large budget deficit by attempting to pay for both the Vietnam War and the Great Society without major tax increases 3) increased competition in international trade
who became a leader in making women's rights arguments, and what book did she write in 1963
Betty Friedan, Feminine Mystique
CRP
Committee to Re-Elect the President
what single event most devastated Ford's early popularity
Nixon's pardon
what group of nations announced an oil embargo against the US
OPEC, which included the arab nations that produced the greatest amounts of oil
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
who won the presidential election of 1980
Ronald Reagan
one of the other problems that plagued Nixon's administration was the allegation that VP __________________ had taken bribes as the governor of Maryland and as VP
Spiro Agnew
what was the "Carter Doctrine"
US would resist by military force if necessary any soviet attempt to push farther south to the Persian Gulf
further investigation into this affair revealed a pattern of questionable and illegal activities organized by Nixon's CRP
Watergate affair
energy crisis
a combination of higher prices for and shortages of American energy resources; gasoline shortages also contributed to this crisis
which two vice presidents have resigned from office
agnew, Calhoun
who was the Islamic extremist who denounced the US as "the great Satan"
ayatollah ruhollah Khomeini
why did OPEC call for an oil embargo against the US
because the nations that make up this group launched a surprise attack on Israel who was supported by the US
environmental movement
began to sound warnings about industrial pollution of the water and air
to achieve their vision of equality, some women's liberationists advocated a platform of _____________
bold immorality
what was the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt called
camp david accords
what decision caused carter to lose the approval of many veterans
granted amnesty to those who fled the country or failed to register for the draft to avoid fighting in Vietnam
what was Ford's greatest obstacle
hostile congress
what was the cornerstone of carter's foreign policy
human rights
stagflation
in the 1970s, the US experienced high inflation and high unemployment at the same time
what liberal republican ran as an independent third-party candidate in 1980
john Anderson
oil embargo
prohibited the sale of any oil to America
which of Ford's character traits did Nixon hope would help his own administration
reputation for honesty and popularity in congress
which supreme court decision declared that most state laws that restricted abortion were unconstitutional
roe v wade
what is an example of the numerous incidents of misconduct during the Nixon administration
some aides sent letters to newspapers, accusing Democratic candidates of racism and sexual immorality
what soviet action caused carter to withdraw the SALT II treaty from senate consideration
soviet invasion of Afghanistan
example of one of the various forms of discrimination against women
women often received less pay than men working at the same job. in some states, a married woman couldn't own property in her own name
the radical element within the women's movement became known as...
women's liberation movement
what was one of the largest and most influential movements in the 1970s
women's rights movement
