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A period in which economic or social activity is suspended often to achieve certain defined goals

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moratorium

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The doctrines of Karl Marx, advocated or followed by worldwide communist parties and by some democratic socialists

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Marxism

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A defensive missile designed to intercept and destroy an offensive missile in flight.

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anti-ballistic missile

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In economics steps taken to reduce the purchasing power of a given unit of currency in relation to foreign currencies

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devaluation

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a single, defined movement or attack by a military unit

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foray

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the extensive palace complex in Moscow that houses the Soviet (Russian) government; hence, a shorthand term for the Soviet or Russian government

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Kremlin

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The presidentially appointed head of the Department of Justice and chief legal officer of the federal government

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attorney general

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In American government the claim that certain information known to the president or the executive branch of government should be unavailable to Congress or the courts because of the principle of separation of powers

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executive privilege

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A moderate and short term economic downturn, less severe than a depression. (2 consecutive quarters of declining gross domestic product (GDP)

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recession

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The evangelical Christian belief in a spiritual renewal or rebirth, involving a personal experience of conversion and a commitment to moral transformation

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born again

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The net ratio, expressed as a positive or negative sum, of a nation's exports in relation to its imports.

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balance of payments

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Member of a small, elite military force trained to carry out difficult missions, often within territory controlled by the enemy.

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Commando

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True/False Nixon's Vietnamization" policy sought to bring an immediate negotiated end to the Vietnam War.

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False

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True/False Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia provoked strong domestic protests and political clashes between "hawks" and doves"

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True

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True/False Nixon's and Kissinger's diplomacy attempted to play the Soviet Union and China off against each other for America's benefit.

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True

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True/False Nixon attempted to reverse what he saw as the Warren Supreme Court's excessive turn toward "judicial activism"

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True

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True/False Nixon consistently opposed the expansion of social security and pro-environmental legislation

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False

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True/False The basic issue in the 1972 Nixon-McGovern campaign was inflation and the management of the economy

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False

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True/False The 1973 Paris agreement on Vietnam provided for a case fire and American withdrawal but did not really end the civil war among the Vietnamese

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True

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True/False The strongest charge against Nixon during Watergate was that he had used government agencies to burglarize and harass opponents and cover up the Watergate crimes

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True

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True/False The disclosure of the secret bombing of Cambodia led Congress to acknowledge the president's sole authority to take military action in defense of America's national security

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False

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True/False The 1973 Arab Israeli War and OPEC oil embargo added to the inflation that began in the wake of the Vietnam War

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True

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True/False Republican leaders in Congress strenuously opposed Nixon's resignation and urged him to fight to stay in office even after the Watergate tapes were released.

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False

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True/False President Gerald Ford immediately set out to reverse the Nixon-Kissinger policy of detente toward the Soviet Union

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False

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True/False The women's movement achieved success in the 1970s by allying itself with the rising antiwar and black power movements of the decade.

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True

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True/False President Carter's declaration that America's problems were due to a "moral and spiritual crisis" led the public to support his proposals to decrease dependency on Middle Eastern oil.

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False

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True/False The Iranian revolution against the shah brought the US into a confrontation with the new, militant Muslim leaders of the country .

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True

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A primary cause of the economic decline that began in the 1970s was...

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a decline in worker productivity

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The severe inflation of the 1970s was largely caused by...

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Lyndon Johnson's effort to maintain the Vietnam War and the Great Society programs without raising taxes.

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President Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy provided that...

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the US would gradually withdraw ground troops while supporting the South Vietnamese war effort.

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The antiwar movement expanded dramatically in 1970 when...

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Nixon ordered an invasion of Cambodia

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Nixon attempted to pressure the Soviet Union into making diplomatic deals with the US by...

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playing the "China card" by opening US diplomacy and trade with the Soviets' rival communist power.

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The Supreme Court came under sharp political attack in the 1970s especially because of its rulings on...

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Criminal defendants' rights and prayer in public schools.

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The most controversial element of Nixon's "Philadelphia Plan" was...

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extension of "affirmative action" to promote the employment of groups of minorities and women.

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Some of President Nixon's greatest legislation successes came in the area of...

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protecting the environment

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Among the corrupt Nixon administration practices exposed by the Senate Watergate Committee was...

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the illegal use of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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The War Powers Act was passed by Congress in response to...

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President Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia

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The Arab oil embargo of 1973-1974 affected the American economy primarily by...

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leading the US to open Alaskan and offshore oilfields to exploration

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Gerald Ford came to be president because...

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he had been appointed vice president by Nixon before Nixon resigned.

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Despite numerous successes for women in the 1970s the feminist movement suffered a severe setback when...

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the Equal Rights Amendment failed to achieve ratification by the states.

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President Carter's greatest success in foreign policy was...

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negotitating the Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

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President Carter's greatest problem in foreign policy was...

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the Iranian seizure of American hostages

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Nixon's policy of withdrawing American Troops form Vietnam while providing aid for the South Vietnamese to fight the war.

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Vietnamization

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The Ohio university where four students were killed during protests against the 1970 invasion of Cambodia

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Kent State

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Top secret documents, published by The New York Times in 1971, that showed the blunders and deceptions that led the United States into the Vietnam War.

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Pentagon Papers

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The first major achievement of the Nixon-Kissinger detente with the Soviet Union,which led to restrictions on defensive missile systems.

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Anti Ballistic missile treaty

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Nixon's plan to win reelection by curbing the Supreme Court's judicial activism and soft pedaling civil rights.

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Southern Strategy

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Term for the new group affirmative action policy promoted by the Nixon administration.

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Philadelphia Plan

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A Washington office complex that became a symbol of the widespread corruption of the Nixon administration

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Watergate

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The law, passed in reaction to the secret Cambodian bombing, that restricted presidential use of troops overseas without congressional authorization

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War Powers Act

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Arab sponsored restriction on energy exports after the 1973 Arab- Israeli war

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Arab oil embargo

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Nixon Ford Kissinger policy of seeking relaxed tensions with the Soviet Union through trade and arms limitation

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detente

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International agreement of 1975 signed by President Ford that settled postwar European boundaries and attempted to guarantee human rights in Eastern Europe

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Helsinki accord

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Proposed constitutional amendment promoting women's rights that fell short of ratification

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Equal Rights Amendment

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Supreme Court decision that declared women's right to choose abortion

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Roe vs Wade

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Two historic sites seized by american Indian activist in 1970-1972 to draw public attention to Indian grievances

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Alcatraz Wounded Knee, South Dakota

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Provision of the 1972 Education Amendments that prohibited gender discrimination and opened sports and other arenas to women.

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Title IX

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The Muslim religious leader who dominated the 1979 Iranian revolution

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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenini

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The first appointed vice president and first appointed president of the US

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Gerald Ford

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Supreme Court justice whose "judicial activism" came under increasing attack by conservatives

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Earl Warren

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Nixon's tough talking conservative vice president who was forced to resign in 1973 for taking bribes and kickbacks

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Spiro Agnew

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Talented diplomatic negotiator and leading architect of dentate with the Soviet Union during the Nixon and Ford administration

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Henry Kissinger

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Egyptian leader who signed the Camp David accords with Israel

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Anwar Sadat

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California medical school applicant whose case led a divided Supreme Court to uphold limited forms of affirmative action for minorities

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Allen Bakke

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Environmental writer whose book Silent Springs helped encourage laws like the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act

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Rachel Carson

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South Dakota senator whose antiwar campaign was swamped by Nixon

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George McGovern

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Former Georgia governor whose presidency was plagued by economic difficulties and a crisis in Iran

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James Earl Carter

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Former Pentagon official who "leaked" the Pentagon Papers

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Daniel Ellsberg

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Winner of an overwhelming electoral victory who was forced form office by the threat of impeachment

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Richard Nixon

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White House lawyer whose dramatic charges against Nixon were validated by the Watergate tapes

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John Dean

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North Carolina senator who conducted the Watergate hearings

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Sam Ervin

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Repressive pro-western ruler whose 1979 overthrow precipitated a crisis for the US

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Shah of Iran

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Year? The overthrow of a dictator shah leads to an economic and political cirrus for President Carter and the US

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1979

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Year? An impeachment threatened president resigns and his appointed vice president takes over the White House

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1974

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Year? A US president travels to Beijing (Peking) and Moscow, opening a new era of improved diplomatic relations with the communist powers.

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1972

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Year? The American invasion of a communist stronghold near Vietnam creates domestic turmoil in the US

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1970

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Year? The signing of an agreement with North Vietnam leads to the final withdrawal of American troops form Vietnam

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1973

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Year? A plainspoken former governor becomes president by campaigning against Washington corruption and for honesty in government

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1976

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Cause/Effect Nixon's Vietnamization" policy

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brought about gradual US troop withdrawal but extended the Vietnam War for 4 more years.

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Cause/Effect The US invasion and bombing of Cambodia

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caused protests on US campuses and congressional attempts to restrain presidential war powers

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Cause/Effect Nixon's trips to Beijing (Peking) and Moscow

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brought an era of relaxed international tensions and new trade agreements.

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Cause/Effect The Warren Court's "judicial activism"

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prompted conservative protests and Nixon's appointment of less activist justices

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Cause/Effect Pressure on Moscow and renewed bombing of North Vietnam

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brought about a cease fire and the withdrawal of American troops form Vietnam in 1973

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Cause/Effect The growing successes of the women's movement in areas of employment and education

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spawned a powerful "backlash" that halted federal day care efforts and the Equal Rights Amendment

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Cause/Effect Nixon's tape recorded words ordering the Watergate cover up

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proved the president's guilt and forced him to resign or be impeached

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Cause/Effect The communist offensive in 1975

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caused the collapse of South Vietnam and the flight of many refugees to the US

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Cause/Effect The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

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caused Senate defeat of the SALT II treaty and the end of detente with Moscow

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Cause/Effect The 1979 revolution in Iran

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led to the taking of American hostages and new economic and energy troubles of the US.

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