Foreign Policy Under Nixon 1969-1974
The _____ policy was used to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union and China. Also one of Nixon greatest accomplishments.
Detente
President Ford had to stand passively as the _____ ______ won victory in Vietnam in April 1975
Northern Communists
Reagan's idea that he did not only want to stop Communism, but roll it back.... ________ ________
Reagan Doctrine
Clinton (reduced or increased) military expenditures.
reduced
______ was the terrorist organization behind 9/11 that happened right as Bush became president in 2001.
Al-Qeada
_____ was the leader of "Red China"
Mao Zedong (1943- 1976)
_____ boycotted the United States and other countries who traded with Israel during the Arab-Israeli War. This led to a shortage of gas in the U.S.
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Carter signed a treaty which gave the _____ canal back to ______.
Panama
During Reagan's presidency, there was a new and increasing threat called _____. These people are willing to go to extreme and violent measure for attention from the media/get their message across.
terrorism
The Obama administration located and killed Al Qaeda leader _____ ___ ____.
Osama Bin Laden
The _____ ______ overshadowed Nixon's Presidency, causing him to resign. Warning: You will only get this correct if you briefly describe the event.
Watergate Scandal
Ford's major foreign policy success was _______. This policy recognized the existing bored of Europe.
Helsinki Accords
The ______ ______ _______ help establish a peaceful agreement between Israel and Egypt.
Camp David Accords
Iran-Contra Affair
After the Obama administration killed Al-Qeada's leader, a new terrorist organization rose, ____. They roll/control and area that includes both Iraq and Syria and want to take away the national border.
ISIS
_____ was the Secretary of State. (Hint: Seen in the political cartoon playing an instrument for Mao Zedong and Nixon's dance)
Henry Kissinger
In the Mid to Late 1800s, there was a high peak of immigration from Europe. Nativism was seen towards those of the _____ _____ region of Europe. They also spoke little to no English.
South East
In August 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, a small nearby country with a lot of oil. George H W Bush sent U.S. troops into Kuwait where they defeated Iraqi forces in the _____ ____ War.
Persian Gulf War
Clinton's trade policies helped foster economic prosperity. _______ rivaled the European Common Market (a free trade area of European states). The U.S., Canada, and Mexico agreed to reduce tariffs in this policy to help trade.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
(George H W Bush era) *** Important.
A system where laws strictly segregated white citizens from the vast majority of black South Africans and was finally dismantled in 1990 is called _____.
apartheid
During the Civil War, Northerners used this military strategy to "strangle" the South.
Anaconda Plan
______ _______ was a new technique for selling more newspapers by sensationalizing and even distorting news events. (Seen a lot during the Spanish American War)
Yellow Journalism
The Reagan-Gorbachev _________ _________ was the most successful nuclear arms reduction talk since the Cold War began.
Summit Talks
In 1958 Mikhail Gorbachev became the new leader of the Soviet Union. He introduced the policies of _____ and _____ to incentivize citizens and reduce corruption.
Glasnost and Perestroika
The Captains of Industry are back.
John D Rockefeller =
Andrew Carnegie =
JP Morgan =
Must get all 3 correct.
Glasnost and Perestroika