Unit VI-The 1970’s
Honors American Cultures
Read 946-975
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Richard Milhous Nixon (1969-1974)-Republican, California
a. Duke Law-WWII
b. Political Career-House (1947), Senate (1951), VP (1953)
c. Pure Machiavellian-“Checkers” Speech
d. Election of 1968 vs. Hubert Humphrey
e. Election of 1972 vs. George McGovern, George Wallace (520-17)***
f. “Bring us Together Again”-Great Silent Majority thru “Peace with Honor” & “Law and Order”
Presidency of Richard Nixon
a. Foreign Policy-Détente & Realpolitik
i. Vietnam-See Previous
ii. Moon Landing-July 16, 1969
iii. Visit to China-February 21-28, 1972
1. 1st President to go
2. Why did he go?
iv. Visit to USSR-May 22-30, 1972
1. 1st President to go
2. Why did he go?
3. Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982)
4. SALT Treaties
v. Middle East
1. 6 Day War (June 5-10, 1967)
2. Yom Kippur War (October 6, 1973)
3. Importance of OPEC and America’s Ignorance
vi. Chile-1972
b. Domestic Policy-New Federalism
i. Economic Crisis-Stagflation-90 Day Freeze on Wages/Prices
ii. Aid to Families with Dependent Children(AFDC)-millions to single mothers w/ young kids
iii. Philadelphia Plan-extension of Great Society
1. govt. contractors must meet hiring quotas with minorities-“African Americans”
iv. Energy Crisis
1. Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act
2. Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act
3. Nuclear Power
v. Environmental Concerns
1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2. National Air Quality Standards Act
3. Clean Air Act of 1970
4. Rachel Carson-Silent Spring
vi. Other
1. 26th Amendment (1971)
2. Roe v. Wade (1973)
vii. Watergate
1. Plumbers and CREEP
2. June 17, 1972- The Break-in
3. June 23, 1972- Nixon orders the cover up, CIA Blocks the FBI**
4. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward-find a source, W. Mark Felt
5. October 13, 1973- Spiro Agnew Resigns, income tax evasion/kickbacks
6. August 2, 1974- Nixon turns over tapes-18 ½ minutes missing
7. August 9, 1974- Nixon resigns the Presidency
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Gerald Rudolph Ford (1974-1977)-Republican, Michigan
a. Born Leslie Lynch King, Michigan Football, Yale Law, WWII
b. Political Career-House of Reps (1949-1973), VP 1973
Presidency of Gerald Ford
a. Domestic Policy
i. Pardon of Richard Nixon & Partial Pardon of Vietnam Draft Dodgers
ii. Whip Inflation Now
iii. Title IX-prohibits sex discrimination in any federally funded program
iv. ERA-Equal Rights Amendment-equality shall not be denied because of sex…(35/50 Total)
v. Question of Affirmative Action-Bakke v. US
b. Foreign Policy-make the US respect the world again
i. End of the Vietnam War-see Previous
ii. Mayaquez Incident-captured by Cambodia
iii. USSR
1. SALT II
2. Helsinki Agreements-end of détente
iv. Angola-Communist Takeover, $25 million denied
James Earl Carter (1977-1981)-Democrat, Georgia
a. Peanut Farmer, US Naval Academy
b. Political-GA State Senator (1963-1967), Governor of GA (1971-1975)***Outsider***
c. Post Presidency-Habitat for Humanity, Peacemaker, More Successful???
Presidency of Jimmy Carter
a. Domestic Policy
i. Pardon of Vietnam Draft Dodgers
ii. Recession & Inflation
iii. Energy Crisis-Created Dept. of Energy & Reduce Dependency on Oil
iv. Created Department of Education
b. Foreign Policy-Preventative FoPo, focused on Human Rights (Cuba, Uganda, Argentina)
i. USSR-Failures of Détente-Communism spreading to Angola, Ethiopia, etc.
1. SALT II
2. Afghanistan Invasion-“Russia’s Vietnam”
a. Carter Doctrine
ii. Panama Canal Treaties (1978)
iii. Camp David Accords (1979)
iv. Recognition of China (1979)-renounce all defense claims on Taiwan…
v. Iran Hostage Crisis-November 4, 1979-January 20, 1981 (444 Days)
1. Background-Shah Reza Pahlavi-CIA Installation in 1951 (Mossadeq govt.)
2. Shah’s Vacation-January 16, 1979
3. US Hostages Taken-November 4, 1979
4. Operation Eagle Claw-April 24, 1980
5. Hostages Freed-January 20, 1980
6. Results of the Iran Hostage Crisis
Independent Practice: 1970’s (25 points)-Due the Day Before the Test!!
Identify 4 main reasons that US appeared to be weaker in the 1970’s than during the years following WWII.
Identify whose fault it is(President) and what lesson we should take from the mistakes that were made. Give me a
intro paragraph and then 4 supporting paragraphs. There is no need for a conclusion paragraph. Remember to use
your quotes!!