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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries imposed an embargo in which they refused to sell oil to the US. As a result, gas prices rose substantially.
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OPEC Oil Embargo
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Five men broke into the Watergate office complex (site of the Democratic Headquarters) and wiretapped phones. Nixon participated in the cover-up and was going to be impeached for it so he resigned.
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Watergate Scandal
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The leader of Iran.
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Shah of Iran
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Term used for Kennedy's domestic programs.
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New Frontier
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The National Aeronautics and Space Agency that succesfully launched a spacecraft carrying John Glenn into orbit and was the first to put a man on the moon.
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NASA
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Established by Kennedy, it sends US volunteers abroad to developing nations as educators, health workers, etc.
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Peace Corps
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Washington Post reporters who revealed a lot about the Watergate scandal.
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Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein
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Johnson's program that consisted of various proposed social programs that centered around his "war on poverty."
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Great Society
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Egyptian president who shocked everyone when he flew to Israel to meet with their prime minister.
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Anwar Sadat
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A small Southeast Asian country where fighting erupted between Vietnamese nationalists and the French. Later it turned into a war between North and South Vietnam, being supported by Communism and Democracy respectfully.
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Vietnam
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