Political Figures
This president resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal
Who is Richard Nixon?
This policy aimed to reduce tensions between the US and Soviet Union
What is détente?
This Supreme Court case legalized abortion in 1973
What is Roe v. Wade?
This economic condition combined stagnant growth with high inflation
What is stagflation?
This strategy involved gradually withdrawing US troops from Vietnam
What is Vietnamization?
He was Nixon's vice president who became president after the resignation
Who is Gerald Ford?
Nixon visited this communist country in 1972 to improve diplomatic relations
What is China?
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly fought this amendment's addition to the Constitution
What is the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
OPEC's embargo caused a crisis in this resource
What is oil?
The war officially ended when this city fell to North Vietnamese forces
What is Saigon?
This Democrat won the 1976 presidential election as a "born-again Christian"
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This 1978 peace agreement was negotiated at Camp David between these two nations
What are Egypt and Israel?
This organization was formed in 1979 to advance conservative Christian political goals
What is the Moral Majority?
Arthur Laffer popularized this economic theory
What is supply-side economics?
These four students were killed during protests at this university in 1970
What is Kent State University?
This national security advisor worked closely with Nixon on foreign policy
Who is Henry Kissinger?
The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 marked a turning point in Cold War tension
What is Afghanistan?
The feminist movement was inspired by this book published in 1963
What is "The Feminine Mystique"?
The federal government created this agency to protect the environment in 1970
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
These were leaked by former Defense Department employee Daniel Ellsberg
What are the Pentagon Papers?
He challenged Carter in the 1980 Republican primary and later became president
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This treaty between the US and Soviet Union aimed to limit nuclear weapons
What are the SALT Treaties?
This radical group declared "war" against the Nixon administration
Who are the Weathermen?
Interest rates reached a shocking 18% during this president's administration
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Nixon expanded the war by invading this neighboring country
What is Cambodia?