Unit 26:Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century

1. Unit 26:Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century The election of 1968 and the �Silent Majority�Chapter 26, Section 2, Chapter 28, Section 1 [Why was Richard Nixon able to win the election of 1968? What was the importance of the �Silent Majority?�] Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economyChapter 28, Section 3 [How and why was the U.S. economy transformed during the 1970s? Was this transformation harmful of helpful? (explain)]

2. Essential Vocabulary Unit 26 Terms [all fair game for the next test] Hubert H. Humphrey�s call to end bombing of North Vietnam �Middle America� �Peace with Honor� �The Silent Majority� Camp David Accords Iranian Hostage Crisis Helsinki Accords Stagflation Inflation OPEC William F. Buckley Televangelists �Moral Majority� Reaganomics Deregulation Robert Bork nomination Peace through Strength Reagan Doctrine Grenada Invasion Iran-Contra Scandal Perestroika Glasnost Boris Yeltsin Vietnamization My Lai Massacre Pentagon Papers War Powers Act Southern Strategy New Federalism The Family Assistance Plan D�tente SALT I/II Watergate Scandal