70s

The 1970s

By Khai Anderson

  • 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.