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OPEC launched an oil embargo on Israel's supporters, which caused a worldwide oil shortage, sluggish, US economy, a passed spead limit to save gas, and pipeline in Alaska to tap into US oil reserves.
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The public was shocked to learn of the slaughter of women and children in a South Vietnamese Village.
Published by the Pentagon Papers -
Promised to bring Americans together.
Introduction of Vietnamization. -
-Roe v. Wade, 1973: Pro-abortion
-US v. Nixon, 1974: denied claims of executive priviege, ordered Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes -
-Cut federal Spending
-Keynesian Response
-90 day wage & price freeze
-10% tax on all imports -
Mostly Latinos and Southeast Asians
Began after the Immigration Act of 1965 -
Was made to destroy Vietnamese Communist Naval bases but caused many protests such as:
-Kent State: 4 students killed by the National Gaurd
-Jackson State: 2 African American Students were killed -
Nixon had secret talks with Mao Zedong and met him in Beijing.
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Provided an anual cost of living
Increase for SS benefits -
-CREEP: men hired by Nixon to break into the Democratic Nationsl Headquarters in Washington, DC
-Plumbers: wiretapped government employees to stop news leaks.
-Enemies list: a list of people who opposed Nixon and the Vietnam War and investigated them -
Nixon won 60.8% of thhe vote.
Republican majority -
Nixon claimed "excutive privelege".
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On Yom Kippur, Egypt and Syrians attacked Israel to recover lost land.
Nixon supported Israrl with $2 Billion in arms. -
1st month in the White House.
Ended the national nightmare -
George H Bush was appointed to reform the agency.
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General Ford became president.
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US Supported government fell to the Khmer Rouge that led to the genocide of one million Cambodians.
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Over 12 million undocumented
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By 2000, control of the canal would be transferred to Panama
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Actually recognized the communist government
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SALT II treaty
US feared that China wanted control of he Panama Gulf.
Carter's Response:
-US boycott of the 1980 Olymics
-Embargo on grain and technology to the Soviet Union -