History Chapter 28 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Revenue Sharing
federal tax money that is distributed among the states
Impound
take possession of all the money
Detente
relax or ease tensions between nations
Summit
a meeting between heads of states
executive privilege
communications of the president are to stay confinential
inflation
the loss of value of money
embargo
ban trade
stagflation
a combination of inflation and stagnation
busing
transporting students outside their neighborhoods to have racial balances
smog
fog made heavier by smoke
what did Nixon call middle America
the silent majority
why did southern states vote for Nixon
slowing desegregation and overturning many civil rights policies
what programs from the great society did Nixon end
housing and unemployment
what country did Nixon visit officially accepting their communism
china
who was the head reporter in the watergate scandal
bob woodward
who ordered the coverup of the break ins
Nixon
why did Spiro Agnew resign
he was caught taking bribes
what evidence was eventually overturned proving Nixon’s involvement
the tapes from the white house
who became president after Nixon
Ford
what did Nixon end during the Nixon shock
the gold standard
what was ford’s plan to stop inflation called
Whip Inflation Now
What did carter put funding into that was very new at the time
renewable energy
Why did Carter put an embargo on the Soviets and boycott the olympics
human rights
what 2 countries promised peace after the Camp David Accords
Israel and Egypt
