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Vietnamization
Nixon's policy to turn the Vietnam war back over to South Vietnam
Resigning from the presidency
Nixon avoided impeachment as the result of the Watergate scandal by taking this action
Three Mile Island
Site of nuclear accident during Carter's administration
Development of alternative fuels and conservation
Carter's energy policy focused on these two ideas
Watergate
The scandal that ended President Nixon's preidency
Pardoned Richard Nixon
The action that President Ford took that ultimately cost him re-election
Amnesty
A general pardon granted to Vietnam draft evaders by Carter
Ayatollah Khomeini
The fundamentalist Iranian leader who led the revolution in Iran to overthrow the Shah
The "plumbers"
Nixon hired these men to stop leaks of information that were coming out of the presidency
Deregulation
Action President Carter took to increase competition and lower prices
Henry Kissinger
President Nixon's National Security Adviser- he negotiated peace in Vietnam and detente in the Cold War
Whip Inflation Now = WIN
Ford tried to restore confidence in the economy with this program
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)
President Nixon reduced the threat of nuclear war by negotiation this treaty with the Soviet Union
Helsinki Accords
Series of economical agreements made by the US and 35 nations during Ford's Administration
Breast cancer and alcohol addiction
President Ford's wife, Betty, brought attention to these two health issues by going public with her own personal struggles
Panama Canal
President Carter attempted to improve relations in Central America by negotiation the return of this strategic landmark
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
President Carter angered many Americans when he boycotted the Olympics as a result of this event
Iranian Hostage Crisis
President Carter lost his bid for the re-election when he was unable to end this crisis
Visiting China and meeting with Chairman Mao
Nixon improved relations with Communist China through this action
Stagflation
Economic condition of high inflation and unemployment that existed when president Ford took office
Israel and Egypt
Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement was negotiating peace between these two longtime enemies in the Middle East
High prices, gas shortages and inflation
The result of the oil embargo by the OPEC nations
Spiro Agnew
Nixon's vice president who resigned amid accusations of tax fraud
Anwar Sadat
The Egyptian leader who was assassinated after negotiating peace with Israel
U.S. vs. Nixon
The supreme court case which ultimately required Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes
Dwight Eisenhower
General during WWII who was elected president. We "liked" him
Accusd of spying for the Soviets. They were executed
Ethel and Julius Rossenberg
Changed American manufacturing by creating the first assembly line
Henry Ford
Italian immigrants who executed for a crime many believed they didn't commit. They became a symbol for the fear of communism
Sacco & Vanzetti
He was the "Great Bambino" and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time
Babe Ruth
These veteran come to Washington hoping to get their WWI bonuses
Bonus Army
They were writers who were critical of the American materialism and conformity. Many moved to Paris to write some of our great classics
Lost Generation
The mystery of her disapperance still remains after she tried to be the first person to fly around the world
Amelia Earhart
He was most notorius gangster of the Prohibition era
Al Capone
He was one of the most popular actors of the silent film era and was recognized by his bolo hat and his black mustache
Charlie Chaplin
This event showed conflict between religion and science and focused on teaching of evolution in schools
Scopes Monkey Trial
The rebirth of African American literature, music and ast duting the 1920's
Harlem Renaissance
The fear of communism that spread through America during the 1920's became known as
The Red Scare
Term used to describe the severe drought and winds in the midwest, during the Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Shanty towns of the 1930's that mocked the president
Hoovervilles
Most popular of the New Deal prgrams. It employed young unmarried men in conservation work
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
The 3 R's of the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Its emblem was the blue eagle and it established a set of codesto regulate prices, wages and working conditions
National Recovery Administration
The largest of the public works programs that created jobs in construction and also in the arts
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Probably one of the most pro-labor pieces of legislation and it gave workers the right to unionize
Wagner Act
President who promised America a New Deal to end the Depression
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
A "silent" president who said "the business of America is business"
Calvin Coolidge
President who was blamed for the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
Scandal during the Harding's administration that involved the illegal sale of oil leases in Wyoming
Teapot Dome
She was an avid New Dealer who acted as the president's legs by going where he couldn't go
Elanor Roosevelt
(1890-1969) leader of the communist party in the Indochina after WWII; led Vietnamese against the French, then North Vietnamese against the Ubited States in the Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh
an organization whose goal it was to win Vietnam's independence from foreign rule; originated 1945
Vietminh
the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control
domino theory
A town of Northwest Vietnam near the Laos border. The French military base here fell to Vietminh troops on May 7, 1954, after a 56-day siege, leading to the end of France's involvement in Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
a 1954 peace agreement that divided Vietnam into communist-controlled North Vietnam and non-Communist South Vietnam until unification elections could be held in 1956
Geneva Accords
(January 3, 1901- November 2, 1963) was the first president of South Vietnam (1955-1963). Anti-communist dictator who represented all opposition; backed by U.S until assassination in a coup de tat.
Ngo Kinh Diem
the guerrilla soldiers of the communist faction in South Vietnam, also known as the National Liberation Front
Vietcong
a resolution adopted by congress in 1964, giving the president broad powers to wage war in Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Secretary of Defense under JFK & LBJ; expanded American involvement in vietnam
Robert McNamara
American Secretary of State from 1961-1969. Rusk was very militant, advocating military force in combating communism, especially in Vietnam
Dean Rusk
American General who commanded American militray operations in the Vietnam War at it's peak from 1964 to 1968
William Westmoreland
Highly flammable chamical dropped from U.S. planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War and other conflicts
Napalm
a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
Agent Orange
an operation developed for the United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying enemy troops as they found them, relied heavily on new modes of transportation
Search-n-Destroy Mission
This was the gap between the people and the government that grew as the people became disillusioned with the Vietnam War
Credibility Gap
someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
Dove
Person who advocates immediate firm action, including the use of force, to resolve international crises
Hawk
a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cites in early 1968
Tet Offensive
President Richard Nixion's strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war, invlovement in the Vietnam war, involving a gradual withdrawl of American troops and replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces
Vietnamese
that group of quiet honest hard-working middle class Americans who do their job, respect their country and support gov; Nixion wants their votes in 1968 and 1972
silent majority
secret government documents published in 1971; revealed that the U.S. government had misled Americans about the Vietnam war
Pentagon Papers
the main negotiator of the peacew treaty with the North Vietnamese; secretary of state during Nixion's presidency (1970s)
Henry Kissinger
a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970 that imposed a reign of terror on Cambodian citizens
Khmer Rouge
Notify congress within 48 hours of deploying troops; had to gain congress; approval to stay longer than 90 days; designed to curtail president's power
War Powers Act
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