Nixon 1969-1974
The _____ policy was used to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union and China. Also one of Nixon greatest accomplishments.
Detente
Carter signed a treaty which gave the _____ canal back to ______.
Panama
Under George H.W. Bush, the U.S. wanted to establish a "New ___ _____". He sent troops to arrest Nicaraguan president Manuel Noriega and fought against Saddam Hussein in the Middle East.
New World Order
The Obama administration located and killed Al Qaeda leader _____ ___ ____.
Osama Bin Laden
This organization replaced GATT, and it promoted international commerce and a reduction of tariffs (taxes on imported goods).
The WTO (World Trade Organization)
Vietnamization
_____ 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)
This doctrine pledged that the U.S. would not only contain communism but roll it back, in places like Grenada, Nicaragua and Afghanistan
The Reagon Doctrine
After the attacks on 9/11, the U.S. declared war on which country?
Afghanistan
This is the term that describes hiring another company to do your company's work. American companies will often hire other companies overseas to do their work.
Outsourcing
The _____ ______ overshadowed Nixon's Presidency, causing him to resign. Warning: You will only get this correct if you briefly describe the event.
Watergate Scandal
What major event under President Carter saw a showdown between him and the Ayatollah Khomeini?
The Iran Hostage Crisis
When the _____ ______ ______ reached the media, the American public was shocked. Because 1. The US had negotiated with terrorists and 2. U.S. officials had violated a congressional ban on aiding the anti-Communists in Nicaragua
Iran-Contra Affair
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)
What is the benefit to hiring an overseas company to do your work?
Labor is often cheaper in other countries, allowing companies to pay their workers less and generate greater profits.
What was the SALT treaty designed to do?
Have the US. and the Soviet Union limit the production of nuclear weapons
In the Camp David Accords, Carter brokered a peace between which two countries?
Egypt and Isreal
This was Reagan's plan to defend against nuclear attacks. It was nicknamed "Star Wars" because it utilized satellites in space to shoot down missiles.
Strategic Defence Initiative
Why did the U.S. reduce its military defence spending under Clinton?
The Soviet Union had fallen and the Cold War was won, so no need to keep building up the military.
What agency, created under Nixon in 1970, enforces federal laws to save the environment, such as the Clear Air and Clear Water Acts?
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Nixon met with foreign leader Mao Zedong and made the U.S. closer with which foreign country?
China
Ford's major foreign policy success was _______. This policy recognized the existing borders of Europe.
Helsinki Accords
In August 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded ______, a small nearby country with a lot of oil. George H W Bush sent U.S. troops into this country where they defeated Iraqi forces in the _____ ____ War.
Kuwait; Persian Gulf War
This was the name for the many revolutions that took place in the Middle East and North Africa during the 2010s. Obama encouraged peaceful revolutions, but they mostly weren't.
The Arab Spring
How does an increasing population affect the environment?
More people means more cars, more food and energy consumption, and an overall increase of pollution