1970s & Vietnam Review

What did the 26th Amendment do?

• Voting age was lowered to 18

• Outlawed the draft

• Gave the president extra powers during wartime

• Outlawed voter literacy tests

Nixon's foreign policy that refers to the relaxation of tension between the U.S. and USSR

Why did Nixon visit China?

• To convince them to abandon Communism.

• To discuss a peace treaty.

• To help normalize relations between the US and China.

• To create an alliance between China and the US.

An agreement between the U.S. and the USSR to limit nuclear weapons.

• Camp David Accords

• SALT

• Paris Accords

• Treaty of Versailles

Iranian revolutionaries raided the U.S. Embassy & took Americans hostage for over a year in the

• Iran-Hostage Crisis

• Six Days War

• American-Hostage Crisis

• Yom Kippur War

Belief that if one nation fell to Communism, the surrounding countries would fall as well:

• Domino Theory

• Credibility Gap

• Guerilla Tactics

• Containment

Difficulty some Americans had believing what the government said about the war:

• Tet Offensive

• Credibility Gap

• Domino Theory

• Containment

What was the result of the Camp David Accords?

• Syria made peace with Israel

• Carter formed an alliance with Egypt and Israel

• Egypt got the Suez Canal; Israel got the Gaza Strip

• Israel returned lands to Egypt; Egypt recognized Israel

What political scandal is depicted by this political cartoon?

• Watergate

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Teapot Dome

• Camp David

Supreme court case that ruled high school students' right to protest is protected by the first amendment.

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• University of California v. Bakke

• Miranda v. Arizona