70s

The 1970s

  • Detente

    Detente

    Signing of SALT I which limits arms manufactured in USSR and US
  • Environmentalism

    Environmentalism

    EPA, Endangered Species Act
  • China

    China

    Positive relations with China.
  • Watergate

    Watergate

    Richard Nixon Watergate hotel scandal, led to resignation.
  • Gerald Ford Energy

    Gerald Ford Energy

    Energy crisis due to OPEC embargo.
  • Detente

    Detente

    Failure of Detente
  • Jimmy Carter Energy

    Jimmy Carter Energy

    Energy Crisis, does not solve.
  • Carter Human Rights

    Carter Human Rights

    Jimmy Carter supports human rights.
  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords

    First step to peace in the Middle East.
  • Iran Hostage Crisis

    Iran Hostage Crisis

    Ayatollah takes American hostages at the embassy in Iran because American supports dethroned shah, hostages are not released until Reagan is elected in 1881.