EOC pgs 312-317 Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton

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What was the outcome of the Watergate scandal for the American political system?

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It led to reforms in campaign finance and government transparency.

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What was Richard Nixon accused of in the Watergate Hotel Scandal?

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Covering up a break-in and obstructing justice.

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What foreign policy did Richard Nixon employ to ease tensions and establish communications with communist countries after WWII?

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détente

Front

Define detente.

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Detente is a diplomatic term describing the relaxation of tensions between nations.

Front

What would the best title for the following list be:

1. 1. Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
2. 2. Carter embargoes grain to Soviet Union (USSR)
3. 3. Carter refuses to send US athletes to 1980 Olympics in Moscow

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U.S. Responses to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

Front

Define stagflation.

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Stagflation is an economic situation where inflation and unemployment rise at the same time while there is no real economic growth.

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According to Keynesian Economics, why should stagflation not occur?

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Stagflation should not occur according to Keynesian Economics because effective demand management can prevent simultaneous inflation and stagnation.

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The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

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broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

Front

What did the destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolize? Options: the fall of communism, the fall of capitalism, the end of the Vietnam War, the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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the fall of communism

Front

What is the view of the cartoonist about the power of Tammany Hall in New York City?

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Tammany Hall maintained its power by falsifying vote counts