Nixon's foreign policy decisions would be based on practical American interests,not on moral or political ideals; German term meaning "actual politics"
100
Nixon
He denied that anyone in his administration was envolved in the Watergate break-in
100
Americas, Asia
majority of new immigrants came from the ____________ and _______
100
Henry Kissinger
German American professor who helped Nixon develop new approach to foreign policy
100
Gerald Ford
Michigan congressman appointed vice president
200
affirmative action
practice of giving special consideration to nonwhites or women to make up for past discrimination
200
five
June 17, 1972, _______ men were arrested wihle breaking in to the Democratic National Committee's offices at the Watergate Hotel in Washinton D.C.
200
birthrate
number of births per people was called __________
200
President Carter
rejected Nixon's realpolitik approach to foreign policy
200
Jimmy Carter
Little-known former governor of Georgia
300
Watergate
seemingly minor break-in exploded into a massive political scandal
300
Oval Office
Witness revealed that Nixon tape-recorded almost all of his _________ __________ conversations
300
Title IX
opened the door for many more women to participate in college sports and earn athletic scholarships
300
human rights
Carter favored policies that promoted _______ _______
300
Rachel Carson
brought attention to the dangers of pollution with her book called "Silent Spring"
400
deficit
amount by which a government's spending exceeds its revenues
400
Supreme Court
July 1974 the ____________ __________ ordered Nixon to turn over the tapes
400
Earth Day
Environmentalists in the United States celebrated the first _______ ____ on April 22, 1970
400
Latin America
Carter's approach to foreign policy had effects in ______ _________
400
Ronald Reagan
republican canidate during the 1980 presidential campaign
500
Iran Hostage Crisis
On November 4, group of Iranian students attacked U.S embassy in Tehran,the capital of Iran, seizing about 90 American hostages
500
1974
Nixon appeared on national television and announced his resignation on August 8, _______
500
1970's
environment became a major issue in the _____
500
U.S-China
Nixon's trip to China improved ______________ relations