Nation of Nations 3/e Davidson, Gienapp, Heyrman, Lytle, and Stoff
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KEY EVENTS

1962 Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring published: warning about pesticides and the environment

1965 Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed published: indictment of General Motors' Corvair

1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: safety standards set for cars

NOW established: women's rights organization

1969 Apollo 11 moon mission: first humans land on the moon

Santa Barbara oil spill: emphasizes threat to the environment

National Environmental Policy Act: environmental impact statements mandated and government responsible for public interest

1970 First Earth Day: celebration to sustain American consciousness of environmental issues

Environmental Protection Agency created

NOW organizes Strike for Equality: feminists publicize issues

1971 Barry Commoner’s The Closing Circle published: highlights the importance of ecology

Pentagon Papers published: Nixon administration reacts against leaks

1972 Congress passes Equal Rights Amendment

Woodward and Bernstein investigate Watergate burglars

1973 Watergate burglars convicted: links to the White House become more evident

Roe v. Wade: liberalizes restrictions on abortion

Haldeman and Erlichmann resign: top Nixon aides connected to Watergate scandals

Ervin Committee hearings: expose Watergate abuses

Archibald Cox appointed special prosecutor: investigates Watergate

Spiro Agnew resigns: scandal forces Vice President from office

Saturday Night Massacre: firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox creates impeachment crisis

War Powers Act: Congress seeks to curb presidential power

OPEC oil boycott triggers U.S. recession; creates oil shortages

1974 United States v. Nixon.: Supreme Court orders White House tapes released

House adopts articles of impeachment: White House tapes prove Nixon’s involvement with Watergate cover-up

Nixon resigns: first president forced from office

Ford becomes president: first president not elected to the office of president or vice president

Fair Campaign Practices Act: seeks to curb election abuses

Kissinger Arab - Israeli "shuttle diplomacy": U.S. tries to act as a neutral party in bringing about peace

Ford - Brezhnev meeting at Vladivostok: Ford tries to keep Nixon détente policy alive

Ford pardons Nixon: tries to put Watergate behind but public shocked

Church Committee exposes CIA and FBI abuses

1975 Thieu government falls in South Vietnam

Helsinki Summit: as part of détente, U.S. recognizes Soviet position in Eastern Europe

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: effort to get utilities to burn coal rather than oil

New York City faces bankruptcy: weak economy hits northeastern urban areas hardest

1976 Carter defeats Ford

1977 Congressional scandals, including "Abscam": further erosion of public confidence in government

Department of Energy established: energy issues given Cabinet level importance

Panama Canal treaties: effort to improve relations in Central America

1978 Revolution in Iran: Shah deposed by Islamic Fundamentalists

Chrysler bailout: federal loan prevents failure of third largest auto manufacturer

Camp David meetings on the Middle Easts: Carter mediates Egypt-Israeli accords

1979 Three Mile Island Crisis: nuclear reactor fails

Energy Crisis

United States recognizes Peoples' Republic of China: starts diplomatic relations

SALT II agreement: accepts Soviet-American nuclear parity

Iran hostage crisis: militants hold American diplomats

Soviet Union invades Afghanistan: seeks to save Communist government

1980 Inflation and recession hurt economy: stagflation

Carter adopts sanctions against the Soviet Union: condemns Afghan invasion

U.S. hostage mission fails: aircraft collide in dessert

1982 Ratification of E.R.A. fails: Equal Rights Amendment supporters unable to get necessary approval from the states

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