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Detente
Easing hostile relations; positive relations with China -
Issues Under Rep. President Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
Environmentalism (Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Agency) -
Watergate Scandal
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 headquarters. In the Watergate office-apartment-hotel complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972. On August 9, 1974, facing likely impeachment for his role in covering up the scandal, Nixon became the only U.S. president to resign -
Issues Under Rep. President Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
Energy crisis due to OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) embargo; does not solve it
Failure of detente -
Issues Under Dem. President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Energy crisis; does not solve it
Support human rights
Camp David Accords: first step to peace in the Middle East
Iran Hostage Crisis 1979: Ayatollah stages a coup in Iran and takes American hostages for 144 days. The hostages were placed at the embassy in Iran b/c American supported the dethroned shah. Hostages were not released until Reagan is elected in 1881.
