1 / 13

Chapter 22 Vocabulary

Chapter 22 Vocabulary. A Crisis in Confidence – Nixon and Carter Years Beginning of Unit 5 – make a divider and label Unit 5. Ping Pong Diplomacy. Exchange of table tennis players in the 1970s leading to fewer tensions between China and the United States

anthony
Download Presentation

Chapter 22 Vocabulary

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Chapter 22 Vocabulary A Crisis in Confidence – Nixon and Carter Years Beginning of Unit 5 – make a divider and label Unit 5

  2. Ping Pong Diplomacy • Exchange of table tennis players in the 1970s leading to fewer tensions between China and the United States • This paved the way for Nixon’s historic visit to Beijing

  3. stagflation • Economic condition created in the late 60s and 70s by high inflation, stagnant economic growth, and high unemployment • First time since WWII that the economy was faltering

  4. Affirmative action • Policy that gives special consideration to women and minorities to make up for past discrimination in jobs, housing and education • Put in place to ensure accurate representation of all groups

  5. Détente • Flexible policy adopted by Nixon to ease tensions between the U.S., Soviet Union, and People’s Republic of China • Thawing of the Cold War

  6. OPEC Oil Embargo • An embargo (stoppage) place on the U.S. that stopped U.S. ability to purchase foreign oil resulting in a spike in oil prices overnight • Some areas experienced an increase from under $1/gallon to over $3.

  7. Watergate • A political scandal involving Nixon in which he tried to gain campaign information via wiretapping the Democratic party’s phones. • Resulted in the first ever resignation of a President

  8. 25th amendment • Sets up the order of succession for filling a vacancy of the Presidency or Vice Presidency • Established that the VP was nominated by the POTUS in case of vacancies

  9. Presidential pardon • Power listed in the Constitution allowing the President to forgive or pardon crimes against the United States • Most notably used by Ford, to pardon Nixon for his crimes and involvement with Watergate

  10. Executive privilege • A privilege claimed by the POTUS that allows him/her to withhold information in public interest. • Some privilege exists, unless the info is “essential to the justice of the case”

  11. Camp David Accords • A secret meeting brokered by Carter resulting in a framework for long lasting peace between Israel and Egypt

  12. Ayatollah Khomeini • Leader of the Iranian Revolution who brought strict Islam back to Iran and established a theocracy • Condemned Western influence and involvement in the Middle East

  13. Iranian Hostage Crisis • A direct result of U.S. support for the Shah of Iran, student revolutionaries occupied the American embassy and took 52 hostages for 444 days. • Led to more intense relations between Iran and the U.S.

More Related