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Positive relations with china.
The relationship between the U.S. and China traces back to the Treaty of Wanghia Among other issues, the treaty fixed trade tariffs, granted U.S. nationals the right to build churches and hospitals in specific Chinese cities and stipulated that U.S. nationals cannot be tried in Chinese courts (instead they would be tried in U.S. consular offices). Since then the relationship has fluctuated coming closet to open conflict during the -
Environmentalism
Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the impact of changes to the environment on humans, animals, plants and non-living matter. While environmentalism focuses more on the environmental and nature-related aspects of green ideology -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during 1972 to 1974, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972, and President Richard Nixon's administration's subsequent attempt to cover up his involvement. After the five burglars were caught and the conspiracy was discovered—chiefly through the work of a few journalists, Congress -
Energy crisis does not solve
4 days after this airlift, OPEC, an oil production cartel, announced a price rise of 70% in the price of crude oil, and shortly afterwards production cuts announced an oil embargo. To be honest, the embargo was more symbolic than actual - it was announced, and re-announced, and paused, and cut, and so on... but it triggered a global boom in oil prices, and a USA stock market slump in anticipation of the impact of energy costs on USA business. -
Energy crisis
In retaliation for Western support of Israel during the Arab-Israeli war, the Arab-dominated Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), supplier of 70 percent of the world’s oil supply, cuts off its oil exports to many nations, including the United States. The embargo causes prices of oil and other petroleum products to skyrocket, and the United States is faced with a severe energy shortage. As one conservation measure, a nationwide 55-m.p.h. -
Detente
Most often the term is used for a phase of the Cold War. It was the policy of relaxing tensions between Moscow and the West, as promoted by Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger and Leonid Brezhnev, 1969 – 1974. With the United States showing weakness at the top that forced Richard Nixon out of office, Brezhnev used the opportunity to expand Soviet influence. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 decisively ended any talk of détente -
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, ] The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel) led directly to the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. Due to the agreement, Sadat and Begin received the shared 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. The Framework for Peace in the Middle East), -
Iran hostage crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, after a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.[3] It stands as the longest hostage crisis in recorded history.[4] -
Failure of Detente
Some of the reasons for the failure of detente were its being perceived as accommodation, the continuing challenge to United States hegemony and the threat of an increasingly hostile and diverse international third world community.
