Vietnamization- Reduced the number of American troops in Vietnam and allowed the South Vietnamese to fight more with supplies, armor, tanks, and weaponry given by the United States.
Nixon Doctrine- Stated that the United States would honor the existing defense commitments however, countries need to fight their own wars.
Silent Majority- The law-abiding middle class Americans who supported the Vietnam War and American's institutions.
My Lai Massacre- Lieutenant William murdered hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, the sheer brutality of the assault caused support for the war to be greatly reduced.
Kent State University- The place where National Guardsmen shot four college students, ten days later, highway patrolmen killed two students for protesting the war and the massacre.
Pentagon Papers- These papers revealed that the government was keeping secrets, lying to the public, and incompetence in the prosecution of the war.
Détente- When the United States and the Soviet Union reduced armament treaties, the Cold War was less tense.
Miranda Warning- Whenever someone is arrested, the police officers must read the person's constitutional rights.
Philadelphia Plan- Required construction trade unions to hire more black apprentices.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- An organization that was designed to regulator pollution, emissions, and other factors that killed the natural environment.
Earth Day- A day to increases awareness of global environmental issues.
Southern Strategy- Nixon's reelection campaign strategy that involved appeal to the conservative whites in the South.
War Powers Act- Limited the President's ability to wage war without Congressional approval.
Watergate- Scandals that occurred during President Nixon's presidency, causing him to resign.
"Smoking Gun" tape- Was a recording that proved Nixon was covering up the Watergate break-in.
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)- Declared full constitutional equality for women, the amendment failed to become part of the Constitution.
Roe v. Wade- Supreme Court decision that forbade states from banning abortion by stating that women had a constitutional right to privacy.
Malaise Speech- An attempt to urge communal spirit in the face of economic hardships however, the public took it as a political disaster for the president.
Salt II- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty agreement between Leonid Brezhnev and Jimmy Carter.
Iranian Hostage Crisis- American embassy workers were held captive for 444 days when Muslim fundamentalists overthrew the American-backed shah.