1970s Political, Economic, Cultural Review

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Across
  1. 4. Nixon negotiated a historic 1972 diplomatic breakthrough while visiting this country for the first time since 1949.
  2. 5. Event where gas shortages led to long lines and high prices.
  3. 8. symbol of improving U.S.-China relations, gifted to the U.S. in 1972.
  4. 10. Nixon’s policy to gradually withdraw U.S. troops from Southeast Asia.
  5. 13. Reference to Jimmy Carter’s rural Georgia roots.
  6. 14. Took over after Nixon and issued a controversial pardon.
  7. 15. Ford’s decision for Nixon that caused public backlash.
  8. 17. Environmental holiday first celebrated in 1970.
  9. 18. Oil-producing cartel that triggered a crisis in the 1970s.
Down
  1. 1. Scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation.
  2. 2. Ford’s campaign to combat inflation: "Whip ___ Now."
  3. 3. Popular dance music and culture movement of the '70s.
  4. 4. President from Georgia who promised honesty and was seen as an outsider.
  5. 6. General rise in prices, hurting American consumers in the 1970s.
  6. 7. Nixon's actualy role in the Watergate Scandal that led to his downfall
  7. 9. Blockbuster film released in 1977 that changed Hollywood.
  8. 11. U.S. president who resigned in disgrace in 1974.
  9. 12. Economic condition combining high inflation and unemployment.
  10. 16. Environmental agency created to protect air, water, and land.