presidents - nixon

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detente

policy to relax tension between the US and communist bloc
inflation

increase in prices and fall of purchasing value
carl bernstein/bob woodward?

reporters for the washington post who broke story about watergate
trade defecit?

the value of imports is greater than exports
SALT?
- strategic arms limitation treaty
- limited the number of ICBM's and submarine launched missiles
- restricted the development of defensive missible systems
Embargo

put in place against US by Arab nations because they wanted the US to stop supporting Israel
OPEC?
- organization of petroleum exporting countries
- *13 countries involved
Henrgy kissinger?

nixons national security advisor
ping pong diplomacy?

a cultural exchange with china to help support nixon's plan to better our relationship with china
shuttle diplomacy?

a mediator would travel back and forth between countries for negotiations; used in middle east
strategic parity?
- used in SALT I
- if both sides have nuclear weapons, then neither side would attack
yom kippur war?
- US supported israel
- led to the oil embargo against the US by OPEC
China?
- travel and trade restrictions were lifted
- nixon was 1st pres to visit
Watergate?
- scandal involving nixon
- said that nixon had approved plans to pay the watergate burglars hush money to remain silent
- nixon resigned because of it
Ford/Rockefeller?
- ford became president after nixon resigned; rockefeller was his VP
- *first unelected presidential team in history
Balance of payment?

the difference between what a nation recieves from foreign countries and what it spends overseas
new federalism?
- partnership between federal gov't and the states
- gives responsibility to state and local gov'ts
leonid brezhnev?

soviet leader

Author:	melissag94
ID:	153949
Card Set:	presidents - nixon
Updated:	2012-05-15 18:13:24
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