1970's

The 1970's

By Ashleycruz1209

  • Support for human rights

  • Détente

    Détente
    Détente is the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation, through verbal communication. The name was given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began in 1971 when President Richard M. Nixon visited the secretary-general of the Soviet Communist party, Leonid I. Brezhnev.

  • Positive relations with China

    Positive relations with China
    In February 1972, President Richard Nixon visits China, meets ailing Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou Enlai and both sides set out principles for relations between the two nations. The United States and the People's Republic of China announced that the two governments would establish diplomatic relations on January 1, 1979.

  • Environment (EPA, Endangered Species Act)

    Environment (EPA, Endangered Species Act)
    EPA is an agency of the federal government, and the purpose of it is to protect human and environmental health. The Endangered Species Act is a law by President Woodrow that prevents extinction, recover imperiled plants and animals, and protect the ecosystems on which they depend.

  • Energy crisis due to OPEC embargo-does not solve

    Energy crisis due to OPEC embargo-does not solve
    The 1973 oil crisis began in October 1973. The members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo. The embargo was targeted at nations perceived as supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War.

  • Watergate scandal-resignation in 1974

    Watergate scandal-resignation in 1974
    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. President Richard Nixon resigned as the 37th president of the United States because those men were under his administration.

  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords
    -One of the greatest achievements of Carter was in his foreign policy.
    -Carter negotiated a peace agreement between israel and Egypt that was known as the Camp David Accords, sighned in September 1978

  • Failure of Détente

    Failure of Détente
    The failure of Detente died in 1979, the year of the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan. In exchange, the Soviets and their satellites agreed to respect human rights within their borders.

  • Iran Hostage Crisis

    Iran Hostage Crisis
    • Iran captures 53 Americans as hostages for 444 days. They weren't released until Reagan's presidency.