Politics
Social
Economy
Culture
100

Ease, or lack of hostility, between two nations (USA and Soviet Union)

Détente

100

The social movement leading to more divorces, birth control, and abortions

Sexual Revolution

100

term used to describe the end of the Bretton Woods system which stopped the conversion of US dollars to gold

Nixon Shock

100

Republicans catered to the ____. Embraced traditional christian values, limited government intervention, and economic freedom

Conservatives 

200

Nixon eased _______ requirements making it more accessible to unmarried moms and people of color

Welfare

200

Court case that discussed a states right to control abortions

Roe V Wade

200

Southern and western states that experienced economic and population growth during the 1970s

Sun Belt

200

Democrats catered to the ________. Embraced advocacy, social issues, and social services

Liberals

300

Set a minimum amount of black people a company had to hire

Philadelphia plan

300

Political scandal where Nixon spied on his political opponents.

Watergate

300

A slowdown in economic activity with job losses and reduced spending.

Recession 

300

Annual event begun in 1970 to promote environmental awareness

Earth Day

400

University in Ohio where 4 students were killed by the national guard during a student protest against vietnam

Kent State

400

Second wave of feminism; Movement fighting for more jobs for women, the ERA, and abortions

Women's Liberation Movement

400

acronym for the organization which controlled oil prices and placed an embargo on the U.S. in 1973

OPEC

400

Cultural movement where middle class college aged adults strayed away from traditional life. They often advocated for peace

Hippies/Hippie Movement

500

Treaty Nixon negotiated with the soviet union to lower ballistic missile and nuclear weapons

SALT I

500

Acronym for the proposal to add women to the constitution taking away all forms of gender discrimination

ERA, Equal Rights Amendment

500

A period of high inflation, high unemployment, and slow economic growth occurring at the same time

stagflation

500

Late 1970s, emerged in New York City- was a form of expression addressing poverty + inequality

Hip Hop