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Nixon
Became president in 1968, gained mush of the souths support to win. -
three mile island
A nuclear power plant leaked radioactive material. led to nixons Environmental Protection Agency. -
Soviet Union and US
sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. did not end the arms race but started to limit it. -
bombing of cambodia
doen without congresinal aproval. Led to Congress repealing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which put congress back in charge more. -
nixonomics
Inflation remained under control, unemployment was dropping, and the recession had ended. -
Ford
ford becomes president -
watergate scandle
Then tape recordings within the Oval Office were uncovered…tapes would prove Nixon’s involvement in break-in -
ford polcy
maintained détente -
econ crises
try to help ecconmany but failed -
Carter becomes president
Carter became president b/c he has not affeliation w/ nixion or the watergate scandle -
carter ploicy
focsused on civil rights -
salt II
SALT II in which they pledged to limit nuclear arms production but the Soviets made things worse by invading Afghanistan to set up a communists government there -
carter and economics
carter worked towards energy conservation. "He proposed a limit on imported oil, gradual price decontrol on domestically produced oil, a stringent program of conservation, and development of alternative sources of energy such as solar, nuclear, and geothermal power."
