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Richard Nixon had the tapes installed to show that he was a good president. There was an eighteen and a half gap on one of the tapes following the Watergate Scandal.
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The Democratic Headquarters in the Watergate Complex was broken into. There were five men discovered by a night security guard at one a.m. They were attempting to intercept the telephones and other communications.
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OPEC struck the West by imposing and oil embargo. Over night the price of a barral of oil went from $3.00 to $5.10. A few months later inraised to $11.65.
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Spiro Agnew went under investigation for extortion, tax fraud, ect. He was charged with accepting bribes. He had to resign leaving Nixon to hire Gerald Ford.
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Nixon resigned when the Watergatr Scandal occured. He was being put under investigation for having a part in the break in.
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When Khmer Rouge takes over Cambodia it is known as the Khmer Rouge period. It resulted in the death of two million Cambodians. Vietnam invaded Cambodia ending the period.
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35 states signed the declaration to try and improve the relation between the Communist block and the west. They weren't binding they didn't have Treaty status.
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On Carters first day in office, he put hundreds of pardons to the men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam war by fleeing or not registering. Carters pardons gained a lot of critisim.
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They negotiated for thirteen days. They focused on a resolution between Israel and Arab countries.
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66 Americans were held hostage for 444 days. The Americans were released just as Ronald Reagan became president.
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On September 7, 1977 the treaty was signed by President Carter and Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama. In 1999, the Panamanians were in full control of the Panama Canal.
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Russians landed in the capital on Christmas morning. They wanted to take out the Muslim religion, making Muslims ver angry.
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The U.S. was protesting the Soviets war in Afghanistan by boycotting the Olympics. The United States was joined by some other countries.
