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The 1970s

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  • Issues under rep. president Richard Nixon (1969-1974)

    Issues under rep. president Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
    Environmentalism (EPA,Endanger Species Act)
    Detente (ex. signing of SALT I which limits arms manufactured in USSR and US)
    Positive relations with China
    Watergate scandal- resignation in 1974

  • Issues under rep. president Gerald Ford (1974-1977)

    Issues under rep. president Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
    Energy crisis due to OPEC embargo -does not solve
    Failure of detente

  • Issues under Dem. President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

    Issues under Dem. President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
    Energy crisis- does not solve
    Support for human rights
    Camp David Accords: first step to peace in the Middle East
    Iran Hostage Crisis: 1979-Ayatollah stages a coup in Iran b/c American supports the dethroned shah- hostages are not released until Reagan is elected in 1881