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Detente
The easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation, through verbal communication. Ex(signing of SALT 1 which limits arms manufactures in USSR and US) -
Watergate Scandal
A break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. -
Environmentalislm
EPA, Endangered Species Act. A program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found. -
Camp David Accords
The first step to peace in the Middle East -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Ayatollah stages a coup in Iran; takes Americans hostage at the embassy in Iran b/c Americans support the dethroned shah- hostages aren't released until Regan is elected in 1981.
