USH.7.11 Explain the constitutional, political, and cultural significance of the Watergate Scandal and the United States Supreme Court decision of “United States v. Nixon.
Standard 7: Students examine the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States during the period from 1960 to 1980.
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Jimmy Carter ordered a _____ embargo against the U.S.S.R., and refused to attend the 1980 Olympics, all because he disapproved of the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan.
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Arab members of OPEC performed a petroleum ____ against any country that supported Israel during the war between Israel and the Arab Nations, and the U.S. was one of these countries, so the U.S. could not buy oil from OPEC.
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President Jimmy Carter did not know how to work with ____ , which is why he struggled to solve the country's economic problems.
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Richard Nixon ended the _____ ______ , because this system limited U.S. monetary policy, and prevented the Federal Reserve from raising (or lowering) interest rates.
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Jimmy Carter lost the _____ against Republican Ronald Reagan, because Jimmy was unable to get the 52 hostages back from Iran. The media reminded citizens every night that the hostages were still in Iran.
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High unemployment combined with high inflation created _____ , which had not existed before the 1970s, so Richard Nixon had no idea how to fix it.
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Americans experienced ten years of ____ ____ in the 1970s.
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_____ was created in the 1970s because the Great Society put money into the economy (aid to people), but the government did not raise taxes to pay for this money. Also, the government borrowed money to pay for the Vietnam War, without raising taxes.
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____ ____ barely beat Gerald Ford for the U.S. presidency. [same] was known for being honest and moral, but he had no experience with Congress or the White House, and was no a very effective president.
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The ____ Accords recognized post–World War II borders of East Europe & it also upheld human rights. It was signed by members of the Warsaw Pact and NATO, including Gerald Ford of the U.S..
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Jimmy Carter did not try hard enough to reach the ____ leaders in Washington D.C., which is why he struggled to solve the country's economic problems.
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Jimmy Carter wanted the U.S. to be ____ and decent with other countries, because he had strong religious beliefs. Ironically, though, it was in international relations where Jimmy Carter struggled the most.
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President Carter asked American citizens to cut back on their energy consumption, and he ask the government to deregulate the oil industry. He did this because he believed the U.S. was too dependent on ____ ____ .
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Senate & President Carter approved two treaties that gave control of the ____ ____ back to the country where it is located. This was considered a controversial decision by many at the time.
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A ____ took place in the U.S. in the 1970s, partly because citizens had less money for food, since they were spending so much on gasoline, due to the OPEC petroleum embargo.
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Fifty-Two American _____ were taken and the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was attacked. This happened after the Shah of Iran was chased out of the country by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Jimmy Carter was unable to resolve this issue.
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Iran was a very large ____ ____ , as well as a barrier against Communist expansion, so the U.S. supported the Shah of Iran to stay in their favor. But then the Shah was chased out of Iran by the Ayatollah Khomeini, an Islamic Leader.
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One of Jimmy Carter's greatest victories took place at the ____ ____ Accords, where he convinced Egypt and Israel to seek peace. This was a first for Israel and any Arab state.
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____ ____ Now was a plan that failed to revive the economy in the 1970s. It was created by Gerald Ford and it was designed to keep taxes low.
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____ ____ is money that only has value because the government says it does. You cannot use [same] for any other purpose outside of the economy, because it has no use. Gold, on the other hand, can be used as jewelry or heavy weight.
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