Chapter 15: The Nixon, Ford, and Carter Years

Bicentennial

"200th Anniversary of the approval of the Declaration of Independence. Celebrated on July 4th, 1976 (Textbook Pg. 850) -Austin"

Committee to Re-Elect the President

"A commitee determined to re-elect Nixon in 1972, who used some questionable tactics.. Headed by John Mitchell.(pg.839) -George"

Helsinki Accords

"A series of agreement on European security made at a 1975 summit meeting in Finland. Page 850 -Alex"

"What did the term "Ping-pong" diplomacy refer to in the Nixon administration? What steps were taken to improve relations with the USSR and China?"

"When a American table tennis team accepted an invitation to visit the Chinese mainland. 1. American and Chinese ambassadors met. 2. Nixon referred to china as the People's Public of China. 3.US lifted travel restrictions on China. 4. Table tennis team accepted invitation to play China 5. Us ended its 21 year embargo on trade with China. Claire (page 834)"

Why did many support Ford's pardon of Nixon? Why did many oppose it?

...Ford declared that it was time for"communication, compromise and cooperation, others thought that Nixon made a deal w/ Ford... Carey AND PG #847...

How did Nixon attempt to address the following issues?...Unemployment

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Realpolitik

A German term meaning practical politics. A policy in which countries would make decisions on maintaining their own strength rather than following moral principles. (Landon and #832)

Amnesty

A general pardon for certain crimes- P.854 Kelsey

Wiretap

A listening device used to intercept telephone information. Nixon used these to listen to many conversations over the phone and they were also used during the Watergate scandal to listen to the DNC's conversations. (pg. 839) Hayden

The "Saturday Night Massacre"

A series of firings after Nixon fired Cox (pg.841) Abby

The Plumbers

A special White House unit organized by Nixon to stop Government leaks PG. 839 -Anna

Henry Kissinger

Appointed by Nixon to secretary of state in 1973 page 832 Lucas and Trey

Why did Carter lose the 1980 election to Reagan in a landslide?

Carter lost to Reagan in a landslide because Reagan was criticizing Carter's handling of the economy. He also used the hostage crisis in Iran to help him win. ~Austin B. | pg. 868

How did the Iran Hostage Crisis humiliate the Carter administration?

Carters administration had been supporting Iran and supplying them with oil but soon after a revolution broke out led by Muslim fundamentalist to bring back the traditional liberaal ways of Iran. out of concern American took in the shah(king of iran) to treat him then angry iranians went to the American embassy in Tehran and kidnapped 52 hostages , when they tryed to send helicopters to Iran but they were shot down. after this Carters popularity was shot down

Who were Nixon's handpicked "team players" to develop his policies and advise him?

H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman -Joseph (p.827)

Watergate Scandal

Is the break-in and the cover up of the Watergate break in Pg 840 Ben

How did Nixon's southern strategy slow the advance of civil rights?

It tried to prevent the voting rights act of 1965. Nixon also allowed the department of health, education, and welfare in school districts that were still segregated p.830 Teddy and Spencer

In what ways was Carter's approach to the presidency different from that of his predecessors?

Jimmy Carter used a "down home" approach and promised honesty from the White House. -Marc, #849.

Enemies List

List of people who were seen as unsympathetic to the administration Leah( 838)

Iran Hostage Crisis

Mohammad Reza Shah, leader of Iran, was friends with Jimmy Carter. When Shah's health got bad, Carter let him come to the U.S to be treated. Iranians were outraged and broke into the American Embassy ans seized 4 Americans. (pg 856)-Alex

How did Nixon attempt to address the following issues?...Energy Crisis

Nixon addressed the energy crisis by creating oil price controls which kept the price of natural gas low therefor producers had little incentive to raise their output. -Cates pg. 828

How did Nixon attempt to address the following issues?...Inflation

Nixon impossed a 90-day freeze on wages, prices, and rents in August 1971, and a 60-day general prize freeze in June 1873. ~Morgan~PG.828

Southern Strategy

Nixon received only 12% of the black vote. He felt that if he tried to appeal to black voters, it would cost him support from the white southern voters. He wanted integration to slow down. . Lindsay 830

Explain how Nixon tried to reshape the Supreme Court?

Nixon renamed four new justices that had a more conservative views that would be harder on criminals. (pg.830) -Wil and Louisa

How did Nixon's foreign policy affect relations between the United States and major communist nations?

Nixon was allowed into China which enabled him to build a strong relationship with other communist countries -Sydney (834-835)

New Federalism

Nixon's call for a new partnership between federal government and the state government. This let states assume more responsibility dealing with the well-being of their own citizens. Katie (pg. 829)

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Country's. Group of nations that work together to regulate the price and supply of oil. Jay pg 828

Deficit Spending

Paying out more money from the annual federal budget than the government receives in revenues. Connor S

Camp David Accords

Peace treaty that stated Israel would remove troops from Sinai peninsula, and bringing peace to Israel and Egypt. -Lowell pg. 855

Affirmative Action

Policy that gievs special consideration to women and members of minority groups to make up for past discrimination. Sam pg. 976

Woodward and Bernstein

Reporters from the Washington Post that covered the Watergate Scandal and followed burglars through trial. They received secret leaks from FBI agent, Mike Felt, a.k.a Deepthroat, regarding ties to the White House and highly regarded government officials. Mitchell pg. 842

SALT I

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, a 1972 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union on limiting nuclear weapons. -Jack p.836

Regents of the University of California v Bakke

The Court ordered that Bakke be admitted to the California medical school. It also upheld the school's rights to consider race as one factor in admission decisions, but it did not allow the use of numerical quotas. pg. 855 Nyah

Explain how Ford struggled in dealing with the stalled economy.

The White House had neglected the economy during the Watergate scandal. Ford tried to deal with recession by restoring public confidence, but failed. His later programs helped the economy recover slightly, but unemployment and inflation remained high at the end of his presidency. Annalyn, pages 848-849

Incumbent

The current (Presidential) office holder (p.851) [Brian]

Neil Armstrong

The first American to walk on the moon in 1969.(Shaylan)

Deregulation

The reduction or removal of government controls. pg.853 Emily

SALT II

The strategic arms limitation talks pg 856 -Max

Describe Jimmy Carter's background.

Thirty-ninth President of the United States 1977-1981. Before his presidency he was the governor of Georgia. (Lauren pg. 1009)

Impeach

To charge a public official with wrongdoing in office (pg 843)-Ross

Why did Nixon decide to travel to China?

To help establish ties with China and craft stronger relations with the Soviet Union. Daniel (pg. 832)

What efforts did Carter make to deal with the problem of rising oil prices?

Told people to save fuel by driving less, created the Department of Energy, tax sales on gas guzzling cars, convert new utilities to fuel, deregulate prices for domestic oil, provide tax credits to homeowners for using solar energy, and fund research for alternative energy sources. Colin page 853

What developments in the Middle East caused problems in the United States?

Wars and the spread of communism were problems in several different Middle Eastern countries. Pg. 874: Jazmyn

Special Prosecutor

Works for the Justice Department but independently works on investigations for wrongdoings by government officials. Miles PG #843

Embargo

a ban of something, occurred in 1973 when Arab nations put an embargo on oil because the US backed up Israel in a war- Jackson p. 828

Détente

a relaxation in political tensions between nations (kayla) glossary

Pardon

allows President to forgive someone for a crime or multiple crimes they have committed. President Ford pardoned President Nixon for all his crimes. ( pg. 874 Rebecca)

Why did the nation lose confidence in Carter's ability to help the economy?

he could not control inflation without hurting economic growth. He also cut federal spending (p.854)

Stagflation

new situation to describe the rising of inflation, unemployment, and a stalling economy during Nixon and Ford's presidency -Stuart pg. 848

War Powers Act

requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war.

Dissident

writers and other activist who criticized the actions of their governments. (pg. 855) Skylar