The 1970s to 1980s
This scandal eventually led to President Nixon’s resignation.
What is Watergate?
An official pardon given to a group of people for certain offenses.
What is amnesty?
President Ford issued a ______ to Nixon.
What is a pardon?
Watergate damaged public trust in this institution.
What is government?
An organized criminal group may be called this.
What is a syndicate?
Energy shortages and high prices encouraged interest in conservation and these sources.
What is alternative energy?
Energy sources such as solar and wind used instead of traditional fossil fuels.
What is alternative energy?
Watergate eventually led to Nixon’s ______.
What is resignation?
The scandal increased public attention to presidential power, ethics, and this.
What is accountability?
Nixon-era politics included fear of this political ideology.
What is Marxism?
These two Soviet reforms introduced restructuring and greater openness.
What are perestroika and glasnost?
The rapid spread or increase of something, especially weapons or technology.
What is proliferation?
A president near the end of a term may be called a ______ duck.
What is lame?
High energy prices and shortages encouraged conservation and a search for this.
What is energy independence?
This policy aims to expand opportunities for groups that have faced historical discrimination.
What is affirmative action?
These Soviet reforms contributed to major changes during the final phase of this global rivalry.
What is the Cold War?
A penalty or restriction imposed to pressure a country or group to change behavior.
What is a sanction?
The Soviet policy of restructuring was called ______.
What is perestroika?
Perestroika and glasnost weakened these in the Soviet system.
What are old political controls?
Violence against civilians for political goals occurring within one country can be called this.
What is domestic terrorism?
The growing connection of economies, cultures, politics, and technology across countries is known as this.
What is globalization?
Fear or hostility toward people seen as foreign or outsiders.
What is xenophobia?
The Soviet policy encouraging greater openness was called ______.
What is glasnost?
Soviet restructuring and openness contributed to major changes during the final phase of this war
What is the Cold War?
This term refers to strict adherence to basic religious principles and appears among the global issues covered in this era.
What is fundamentalism?