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Ch. 31, Age of Limits

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War Powers Act
('73) required the president to consult Congress whenever possible before committing troops, to send an explanation for his actions within 2 days, and to withdraw any troops after 60 days unless Congress voted to retain them
The Smoking Gun
the tapes were produced, Nixon couldnt deny, ends up Resigning, new VP Ford becomes President
SALT II
another nuclear weapon limitation treaty that is not passed this time
Barry Commoner & Ecology
"The Closing Circle" ('71) argued that modern society courted disaster by trying to "improve on nature"
Department of Energy
created by Carter in response to more conservation woes, Congress ignored some more of Carters more progressive initiatives (fuel taxes & solar energy)
Ralph Nader attacks GM
attacks them about safety of the Chevy Corvair, GM tries to find dirt on him but can't
Jimmy Carter
democratic hopeful for president in 1976 (wins)
Earth Day
suggested by Gaylord Nelson to celebrate new consciousness of a healthy environment (April 22)
The Iranian Revolution
('78) Iranian Islamic Fundamentalists took over Iran creating worry for US that Soviets would prey on them in the Middle East
Saturday Night Massacre
Nixon fired Prosecutor Archibald Cox b/c he demanded the Watergate Tapes
Agnew resigns
VP Spiro Agnew resigns to avoid jail, replaced by Gerald R. Ford
CIA & FBI abuses
spying on Americans, helping kill foreign leaders, Senate creates oversight committee to monitor intelligence agencies
Brzezinski & Central America
Dominated Carter administrations foreign policy in Latin America, pushed to reimpose a cold war framework (against communism even if it meant brutal dictatorships Nicaragua & El Salvador) Sec of State Vance pushes US to return property of Canal Zone in Panama to the Panamanians & US operates there under lease ('77)
Human Rights
Carter's aim to exert "leadership without hegemony", previous knee jerk US reactions to Soviet power had forced American to support heavy right-wing leaders
Crisis of Confidence
US power is waning, economic problems at home
The Plumbers
group of people to plug and secure security leaks formed by Nixon and Ehrlichman after info on the Vietnam War (Pentagon Papers) was leaked
The Chrysler Bailout
On brink of bankruptcy Congress bails out w/ $1.5 bil loan (to avoid unemployment)
Camp David Accords
('78) Carter brought Egypt and Israeli leaders together to work out a an end to their fighting, Israel withdraws from Sinai Peninsula & gets $3 bil in US military Aid
Nixon & the Court
wanted a more conservative judicial system appted '69:Warren Burger, Harry Blackmun,'71:Lewis Powell & William Rehnquist, all conservative
The Soviet Union Invades Afghanistan
to subdue anti-communist Muslim guerrillas; Carter responds symbolically mainly, removes US from Olympics in Moscow that year
Fair Campaign Practices Act
('74) increase financial accountability on campaigns, response to unchecked imperial power of President!
Senate Hearings
hearings over the Watergate break in
Three Mile Island
nuclear nightmare in Pennsylvania, power plant accident ('79) very close to reactor meltdown & nuclear disaster
George McGovern
Democrat running against Nixon on antiwar platform in 1972 election
S. Vietnam Falls
it falls, we don't help this time, Vietnam United under the VietMinh govt of the North
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency, established by Nixon- made public responsible for public interest and required environmental impact statements of most public projects
Impoundment
Nixon refuses to pay for programs he opposes that pass through Congress
Conservation vs Preservation
proper use (smart development) vs. no use (maintain pristine original state)
Nixon Reforms
no crusader for the environment but supported Clean Air/Water Acts & established OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Agency)
Helsinki Summit
US, Soviets & European leaders decide to recognize political boundaries that had divided Eastern and Western Europe since 1945
Family Assistance Plan
workfare not welfare, required recipients to register for employment (brainchild Daniel Patrick Moynihan, attempts died in Congress but proved basis for welfare reform in the 90s)
Coup in Chile
Kissenger/CIA backed coup against the democratically elected communist/socialist leader of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens
Revenue Sharing
Fed money to State & Local Govt's rather than getting money for one specific thing they get lump sum and split for what is locally important
Yom Kippur War & Energy Crisis
Syria and Egypt attack Israel, OPEC countries sided with Syria and Egypt and boycotted oil sales to friends of Israel (who we were helping), terrible oil shortage
Reviving the China Card
playing China vs. Russia
School Busing
Help enforce end to segregation in schools established by Brown decision

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