1970's

The 1970's

By delacruzkarina328

  • OPEC

    OPEC
    The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group consisting of 14 of the world's major oil-exporting nations. OPEC was founded in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members, and to provide member states with technical and economic aid.

  • President Nixon

    President Nixon
    He was the 37th President of the United States.He faced impeachment, did the Watergate Scandal, and became the first American President to resign from office. He did many dirty this (as in law). and didn't want the truth t come out to be told. As many saw his as an evil, he did use his presidency in a good way too. He made many laws that were beneficial for the community.

  • Watergate Scandal

    Watergate Scandal
    FORTY YEARS AGO last Sunday, five men broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex in Washington DC in a botched operation that would spark a chain of events that two years later would see Richard Nixon resign as the 37th president of the United States.

  • Endangered Species Act

    Endangered Species Act
    16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq. (1973) The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found. ... The law also prohibits any action that causes a "taking" of any listed species of endangered fish or wildlife.

  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords
    The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter.

  • Detente

    Detente
    Détente, Period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979. The era was a time of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union and the signing of the SALT treaties. Relations cooled again with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

  • Iran Hostage Crisis

    Iran Hostage Crisis
    The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981). It happened after a group of Iranian students supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the US Embassy in Tehran.