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16 Cards in this Set
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OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; the cartel of oil-producing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America that gained substantial power over the world economy in the mid- to late- 1970s by controlling the production and price of oil. p. 676 |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency; the federal agency created in 1970 to oversee environmental monitoring and cleanup programs. p. 677 |
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Camp David Accords |
Agreement signed by Israeli in Egypt in 1978 that set the formal terms for peace in the Middle East. p. 681 |
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Détente |
French for "easing the tension," the term is used to describe the new U.S. relations with China and the Soviet Union in 1972. p. 681 |
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Roe v. Wade |
U.S. Supreme Court decision (1973) that disallowed state laws prohibiting abortion during the first 3 months (or first trimester) of pregnancy and established guidelines for abortion in the second and third trimesters. p. 683 |
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Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 |
A major revision of the federal income tax system. p. 686 |
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Deregulation |
Reduction or removal of government regulations and encouragement of direct competition in many important industries and economic sectors. p. 686 |
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SDI |
Strategic Defense Initiative; President Reagan's program, announced in 1983, to defend the United States against nuclear missile attack with untested weapons systems and sophisticated technologies. p. 687 |
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Contras |
Nicaraguan exiles armed and organized by the CIA to fight the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. p. 687 |
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Affirmative Action |
A set of policies to open opportunities in business and education for members of minority groups and women by allowing race and sex to be factors included in decisions to hire, award contracts, or admit students to higher education programs. p. 691 |
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Sunbelt |
The states if the American South and Southwest. p. 691 |
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War on Drugs |
A paramilitary operation to halt drug trafficking in the United States. p. 693 |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a complex of deadly pathologies resulting from infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). p. 693 |
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Americans with Disabilities Act |
An act that required employers to provide access to their facilities for qualified employees with disabilities. p. 694 |
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Operation Desert Storm |
U.S. military campaign to force Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. p. 696 |
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Persian Gulf War |
War initiated by President Bush in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. p. 696 |
