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Détente
period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began tentatively -
Watergate Scandal
President and Republican Richard Nixon was running for election against Democrat George McGovern and Nixon assigned 5 spy's to break into the office to get information to win the election bought got caught -
E.P.A. Endangered Species Act
program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found -
OPEC Embargo
United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations -
Camp David Accords
a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt issuing from talks at Camp David between Egyptian President Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Begin, and the host, U.S. President Carter -
Tran Hostage Crisis
a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages.