 OSHA- govt. agency that was to make sure that all work places were considered safe  DEA- created to combat the rise of drug abuse during the late 1960s  EPA- goal was to protect and clean up the environment

 26 th Amendment- gave 18 year olds the right to vote in federal elections  Realpolitik- goal was to focus on realistic political goals  Nixon Doctrine- said that Asian nations needed to protect themselves and can not rely on the U.S. military  Goal was to prevent another Vietnam

 US-China Relations- Nixon improved relations with a 1972 visit to Beijing which led to more trade  Nixon also visited Moscow and improved relations  Détente- relaxation of tensions between US and Russia

 Nixon’s greatest accomplishments was his foreign policy efforts  His visits to Russia and China were major events of the 1970s  SALT Talks- US and Russia agreed to reduce the size of their nuclear arsenal

 Spiro Agnew- VP resigned under suspicion that he took bribes as the governor of Maryland  Watergate Complex was the home of the Democratic Headquarters

 5 men were arrested for breaking in  Nixon wins the presidency by a huge margin  Writers for the Washington Post accused the White House of the break-in

 Senate began to hold hearings investigating the break in  Nixon said he knew nothing about the break in  Senate Committee learned that Nixon taped all of his conversations in the White House

 Nixon claimed executive privileges and said he didn’t have to turn over the tapes  Nixon v. U.S.- said Nixon had to turn over the tapes  18 minutes of the tape were blank (very controversial)

 Senate Committee found that Nixon knew nothing of the break in but tried to cover it up  House of Representatives recommended that Nixon be impeached  Aug. 8 th 1974 Nixon Resigns

 Presidents power was greatly weakened  People began to distrust govt. officials  Shows that checks & balances actually works

 Gerald Ford became VP after Agnew resigned and President after Nixon quit  Ford selected Nelson Rockefeller of NY as his VP

 1 st time in American history when the Pres. & VP were not elected by the people  Ford pardoned Nixon of any crimes dealing with Watergate  Very controversial decision

 U.S depends heavily on oil from the Middle East  OPEC placed an embargo on oil to the U.S. in 1973  Gas prices skyrocketed to all time highs

 People had to buy gas on odd/even days  U.S. automobile industry was badly damaged  Commonly called the “Energy Crisis”

 Led to a large demand for foreign cars (Rice Burners)  Alaskan Pipeline was built  1974 embargo ended  U.S. still relies on M.E. oil

 Election of Jimmy Carter (D) vs. Gerald Ford (R)  Carter became the 1 st southern president since 1848 in a very close election

 Great intentions but did little  His party ended up hating him  Seldom followed through with his plans  Changed his mind a lot

 Cared about human rights  Amnesty for Draft Evaders- pardoned all those that dodge the draft during Vietnam  Three Mile Island partial meltdown of a nuclear plant in Pennsylvania  U.S. began to move away from the use of nuclear power

 U.S. supports democratic Israel  U.S. supports Arab states for a steady supply of oil  Prevent USSR influences  Goal was to keep peace

 Camp David Accords (1979)  Historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel  Carter mediated it and it was considered his only good thing

 1979 USSR invades Afghanistan  U.S. condemns them and boycotts 1980 Olympics in Moscow  Afghanistan is called the USSR’s Vietnam

 1979 Carter allows the former Shah of Iran to come to the U.S. for medical help  Iranians were angry and took over the U.S. embassy

 Iran wanted the Shah for trial and Carter refused to turn him over  1980 Carter initiated a military rescue but it failed  Hostage crisis greatly hurt his reelection effort

 1980 Election- Reagan destroys Carter and the day he takes office the hostages are released  Carter Legacy- he had great intentions but failed on almost everything he did