Social and Political Change, 1973-80 Flashcards
(26 cards)
When did Nixon win his landslide victory?
1972
What did CREEP refer to?
Committee to re elect the president
Watergate scandal?
Republican ‘Plumbers’ hired to burgle the watergate building and to leak info from democrat hq, government corruption, Nixon lied to congress
Which act passed in 1973 limited the presidents power to use military force abroad?
War Powers Act after Vietnam War and My Lai Massacre
What phrase was used by the democrats to categorise Nixon’s approach to the presidency? How did Ford and Carter differ from
this?
Imperial presidency, Ford and Carter were ridiculed by satirists - much more informal
Give one example of the growing disillusionment in this period?
Poor voter turn out - particularly amongst the young
Ridiculed by satirists (ford and carter)
Give 2 environmental crises/disasters in this period. (2)
1973 OPEC Oil Crisis
Love Canal
Three Mile Island
Tellico Dam
What was stagflation?
Inflation combined with unemployment
Give one example of how foreign competition affected manufacturing?
Decline in Rust Belt states, car industry and manufacturing, Japan making more fuel efficient cars, General Motors had to be bailed out by the gov
In which two years did oil crises occur and why was the USA so vulnerable to these?
1973 and 1979
How did the Yom Kippur War affect oil supply/prices in the US?
Conflict between Israel and the Arab Nations, US supporting Israel, Arab Nations stopped oil supply to US
Prices x4
Name Ford’s initiative to control inflation
Whip Inflation Now
Give 2 examples of new musical genres which were popular in this period. (2)
Disco Punk ProgRock Hip Hop Funk Heavy Metal
Give 2 examples of how film and/or TV reflected social issues (2)
Mary Tyler Moore Show
(Women in workplace)
All the presidents men
(Gov corruption)
China Syndrome
(Environment/Nuclear Power)
What year was RvW?
1973
Give one example of a group or individual who opposed abortion
Phillis Schlafly
National Right to Life a Committee
List one failure of this period for
Feminism
ERA was defeated
Failed to deal with issue of Equal Pay
List 3 advances made by the Gay rights campaigners with Red Power
•American Indian Movement
What countries experienced an Islamic revolution?
Iran
Give 2 reasons why unions/workers rights were attacked in this period?
Striking damaged economy
White collar jobs increased less unionised
South economy booming less unions
Divided over affirmative action
Give an example of affirmative action and high divided opinion?
Bussing, federal hiring of workers and contracts, quotas for uni entrance
Advances for gay rights
Harvey Milk
Sanfranscisco NY banned discrimination
Defeated proposition 6
Apa removed homosexuality from mental Heath disorders
Where did Aim occupy in 1973 and why?
Pine ridge reservation village
Wounded knee
Why did Alan Bakke challenge the uni of California over affirmative action policies?
Minority candidates got in to uni of California and he didn’t with higher grades
