1970's Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Archibald Cox | The Special Prosecutor that was hired to investigate the Watergate Scandal |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | Shiite religious leader of Iran, led the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and ordered the invasion of the US Embassy |
| Barbara Jordan | 1st African American woman to give Keynote speech at Democratic national convention (NYC) 1976 |
| Bicentennial | the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
| Bob Woodward | Investigative reporter for Washington Post helped uncover the Watergate scandal that led to U.S. President Richard Nixon's resignation |
| Camp David Accords | A peace treaty between Israel and Egypt where Egypt agreed to recognize the nation state of Israel |
| Deregulation | the removal of some government controls over a market |
| Disco | This 1970s dance music style was made famous in the Saturday Night Fever |
| Embargo | a ban on trade |
| Environmental Protection Agency | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
| Equal Rights Amendment | 1972; prohibiting discrimination based on sex |
| G. Gordon Liddy | Worked for the Nixon White House, in charge of the Watergate break in, convicted and went to jail for his involvement. |
| George McGovern | Democrat running against Nixon on antiwar platform in 1972 election |
| H.R. Haldeman | Richard Nixon's chief of staff who was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal. |
| Impeach | To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office |
| John Dean | member of the White house inner circle who leveled allegations on Nixon |
| John Mitchell | former attorney general accused of ordering the Watergate break-in |
| National Energy Act | a law, enacted during the Carter admin., that established a tax on "gas-guzzling" automobiles, removed price controls on U.S. oil and natural gas, and provided tax credits for the development of alternative energy. |
| OPEC | an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum |
| Pentagon Papers | President tried to prevent the Times from publishing articles about his conduct of the Vietnam War. Congress ruled the President would be in violation of the 1st Amendment |
| Roe v. Wade | (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy |
| Anwar Sadat | Former President of Egypt (1st Arab leader to recognize and make peace with Israel) He was assassinated Oct. 6 1981 for making peace with Israel. |
| Spiro Agnew | Nixon's running mate in 1968 and the 1972 who resigned the Vice-Presidency |
| Stagflation | a period of falling output and rising prices |
| Three Mile Island | Nuclear Power Plant in Harrisburg, Penn. which failed, causing radiation to be admitted in the air |
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