Watergate Scandal and 1970s- March 30th, 2016

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Richard Nixon 1968-1974 ®

Gerald Ford 1974-1976 ®

Jimmy Carter 1976-1980 (!

"ater#ate $candal

197% &lection

-Geor#e 'cGoern )* Richard Nixon

-Geor#e 'cGoern +a) extremely le,t +in#

-Nixon dominate) him

-Nixon i) )r.ri)in#ly .aranoid that there are .eo.le tryin# to #et at him

/lmer)

-they mae cla))i,ied in,ormation not come ot

-the .lmer) did ille#al )t,, and +ent nt)

/enta#on /a.er) 1971

-Nixon i) +orried aot thi)2 eca)e the media i) lamin# him ,or it

Committee to Re&lect the /re)ident (CR&&/!

-the .lmer) #et into thi)2 and it i) )..o)ed to 3)t hel. Nixon

-o+eer2 CR&&/ did a lot o, ille#al )t,, to do thi)



16th o, Jne2 197%- G* Gordon 5iy

-CR&&/ rea) into "ater#ate hotel2 +hich had the emocratic National Conention

-G* Gordon 5iy i) rnnin# it

-the .olice catch them

-Nixon didnt o,,icially tell them to do it2 t ri#ht a,ter the )candal2 Nixon doe) t+o thin#)

1* ell) the C: to tell the F; to ac o,, ,rom the ca)e* he i))e i) that the C: i) )..o)ed to

e international 2 t thi) ca)e i) domestic. t) illegal

%* e athori<e) Hush Money

)h 'oney

-Nixon .ay) CR&&/ to .er3re them)ele) )o that Nixon doe)nt #et in trole

-CR&&/ i) conicted2 and Nixon thin) eerythin#) #ood no+

;o "ood+ard and Carl ;ern)tein

-re.orter) at the "a)hin#ton /o)t

-ee. .re))re on the "ater#ate $candal

-they hae a )orce on the in)ide #iin# them in,ormation

-theyre )orce i) Deep Throat

ee. hroat- 'ar Felt

-he )orce ,or the "a)hin#ton /o)t

-e i) the a))ociate director ,or the F;

-e )ed Deep Throat a) a code name



$enate Committee- Ferary 197=

-the )enate ,inally meet) to#ether to ine)ti#ate the "ater#ate $candal

-)tart) .llin# in "hite o)e )ta,, to interro#ate

-hro#h the)e interie+)2 the $enate ,ind) ot that Nixon ha) een ta.in# eery coner)ation in

the >al >,,ice

-o+eer2 5yndon ;* John)on +a) the ,ir)t one to )tart )in# the ta.e)

-No+ there) .re))re on Nixon to tell the trth

-Nixon decide) to a..oint a ).ecial .ro)ector named Archibald Cox

:rchiald Cox

-he +ant) the ta.e)2 t Nixon )ay) no

-Nixon trie) to #et the ).ecial .ro)ector ,ired y )in# Cox) a))i)tant2 t the a))i)tant re)i#n)

-e then trie) to #et the :ttorney General to ,ire Cox2 t the a))i)tant re)i#n)

-e then #et) the $olicitor General2 and he ,ire) Cox

$atrday Ni#ht 'a))acre)

-hi) i) +hat ??,irin# i) called

-No+2 the )enate i) talin# im.eachment +ith Nixon

$.iro :#ne+

-Nixon) ice .re)ident ha) to re)i#n eca)e he +a) tain# rie)

-Gerald Ford come) in ,or :#ne+2 and Ford i) extremely hone)t

-Nixon ,inally ha) to #ie ot the ta.e)

-he ta.e) )ho+ed that he told the C: to di)cora#e the F; and #ae ot h)h money

-&eryody aandon) him



:#)t 9th 1974

-Nixon re)i#n) eca)e he no+) he i) aot to e im.eached

-Gerald Ford i) no+ the /re)ident* e i) the only one +ho +a) not elected a) /re)ident or @ice

/re)ident

/ardoned

-Gerald Ford .ardon) Nixon o, all the crime) that he committed

-&eryone) mad

-"hen Ford +ent in2 all .eo.le +anted to deal +ith +a) "ater#ate $candal2 )o Ford .ardoned

Nixon to #et it ot o, the +ay



Re)t o, the 1970) (5o+ /oint ,or the Anited $tate)!

Gerald Ford ha) to deal +ith the end o, the @ietnam "ar

Gerald Ford ha) to deal +ith an economic do+nhill

Fiat Crrency 197%

-Nixon tae) the crrency o,, o, the #old crrency

-hi) allo+) the #oernment mae a) mch money a) it +ant)2 )o it cold lead to in,lation

-&eryody i) moin# o,, o, the #old )tandard

>r#ani<ation o, /etrolem &x.ortin# Contrie)- >/&C &mar#o 197=

->/&C )tart) limitin# the amont o, oil ex.orted into contrie)

Bom i..r "ar

-+ar et+een )rael and &#y.t

-A$ )..ort) )rael2 and )rael +in)

-the :ra nation) i) an#ry at the $tate) ,or hel.in# )rael2 )o they )tart the limitin# the amont o,

oil

-the .rice o, oil )yrocet)



$ta#,lation

-ne+ economic theory that no economi)t eer tho#ht cold ha..en

-the economy i) )ta#natin# at the exactly the )ame time a) it i) in,latin#

-.rice) #o . t the economy #oe) do+n

-:ll the .rice) o, .rodct) i) #oin# . eca)e the .rice o, tran).ortation and oil i) #oin# .2 and

the economy) in a rece))ion

-they rai)e the intere)t rate) to ,ire . the economy

"N- "hi. n,lation No+

-Gerald Ford mae) a nch o, .in) that )ay "N

$atrday Ni#ht 5ie

-)etch comedy )ho+D .olitical )atire

-moc) Gerald Ford

1976 &lection

-Gerald Ford )* Jimmy Carter

-Jimmy Carter mae) him)el, loo lie an ot)ider2 +ho i) not a,,ected y corr.tion

-/eo.le are )till mad at Gerald Ford ,or .ardonin# Nixon

-Jimmy Carter come) . +ith the Misery Index

'i)ery ndex

-mathematically comin# the rate o, in,lation and nem.loyment

-it) really Emi)erale

-he irony i) that the mi)ery index #ot +or)e nder Jimmy Carter



Jimmy Carter )till doe)nt no+ ho+ to ,ix )ta#,lation

National &ner#y :ct 1978

-he +ant) to re)trict the )e o, oil )in# car)

-he i) #oin# to tax the ine,,icient car)

-Ja.ane)e and orean ,el-e,,icient car) come in

R)t ;elt $n ;elt

-R)t ;elt i) 'ichi#an and /enn)ylania2 +here the old car and )teel com.anie) are declinin#

-he com.anie) in the R)t ;elt are clo)in# do+n eca)e

1* "orer) need to e .aid more eca)e they are .art o, a nion2 ltimately co)t more money

-he com.anie) are moin# to the $oth and "e)t eca)e the there i) no nioni<ed laor

Right to Work Act

exa)2 Cali,ornia2 :ri<ona2 Florida2 Ne+ 'exico

;i# moe to the)e )tate)

:ir Conditioner

-mae) it .o))ile to lie in hotter climate) o, the $n ;elt

>il ener#y ein# )hi,ted to nclear ener#y

hree 'ile )land 1979

-nclear reactor in /enn)ylaniaD the coolin# )y)tem ,ail)

-there i) a +ide).read .anic2 eca)e .eo.le tho#ht there +old e a nclear ex.lo)ion)

-they mana#e to control it2 t it ,rea) eeryody ot2 )o they )to. main# nclear .o+er .lant)



Jimmy Carter Forei#n :,,air)

/anama

-Jimmy Carter )i#n) a treaty #iin# the /anama Canal ac to /anama

-:merican) ,rea ot eca)e they thin /anama cant tae care o, the canal

Cam. aid :ccord) 1978

-Carter ,orce) &#y.t and )rael to )i#n a .eace treaty* &#y.t decide) that a,ter the Bom i..r

"ar2 &#y.t +ill no e ale to eat )rael*

-&#y.t reco#ni<e) )rael

-Jimmy Carter doe) thi) y riin# oth contrie) to )i#n the treaty

:n+ar $adat

-/re)ident o, &#y.t

'enachem ;e#in

-/rime 'ini)ter o, )rael

ranian o)ta#e Cri)i) 1979-1980

- Ayatollah homeini come) into .o+er in ran drin# an )lamic reoltion

-e oerthro+) the $hah2 and he rin#) in a theocracy2 +hich i) #oernment y reli#io) leader)

-homeini i) lie the /o.e

-the $tate) rin#) in the $hah ,or cancer treatment2 and enra#e) the ranian)* he $hah +a) a

rtal dictator

-he ranian) )ei<e the :merican ema))y2 and no+ Jimmy Carter doe)nt no+ +hat to do

-Carter trie) to ne#otiate2 doe)nt +or* e then )end) in a re)ce mi))ion2 t it ,ail)*

-he ranian) relea)e them a,ter 444 day)2 +hen Carter #oe) ot o, o,,ice



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