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1. Discuss the foreign policies of Richard Nixon regarding détente |
•Planned to use American trade to induce Soviet cooperation while at the same time improving relations with China. Detente is a relaxation of tension. •Strategic Arms Limitation Talks- arms control pact with Russia •Two documents signed- limited superpowers to two hundred antiballistic missiles, froze the number of offensive ballistic missile for a five year •Wanted to use trade to get Soviet cooperation •Salt agreement control of nuclear arms race. •Meet with China to improve relations •Kissinger national security advisor |
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2. Detail Nixon's plan to end the Vietnam War. |
•Gradually withdrew American troops •Training of South Vietnamese to take over the combat role, •Renewed bombing, •Hard line in negotiations with Hanoi |
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3. Describe the key events in the Watergate Scandal leading to Nixon’s resignation. |
•He hired people to investigate leaks of information. •Ended up spying on Nixon's democratic opponents and engage in political dirty tricks. •Five of the "plumbers" were arrested at the Watergate office. •He personally ordered the cover up. This guaranteed the reelection. •One of the plumbers who was being sentenced to jail reviled this scandal. •The Senate ordered a committee to look into this. •He resigned. |
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4. Explain the causes of the energy crisis. What were the results? |
•October war OPEC announced a five percent cut in oil production until Israel surrendered the lands it had taken. •Once Nixon gave an aid package for Israel, Saudi Arabia cut off the supplies of oil to the US. •Increase in oil resulted because of the embargo •Price increases helped tough off 1974 recession |
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5. Describe the U.S. energy policy dealing with the energy shortage. |
•Proposed a tax cut to stimulate consumer consumption. •Continued federal deficits and relatively high interest rates. •Strengthened the Clean Air Act. |
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6. Explain why the Ford presidency was unsuccessful. |
•He pardoned Nixon's actions with the Watergate scandal. •He also revealed info that the CIA was trying to kill foreign leaders. •He opposed democratic measures like aid to education, and control over strip mining. •He veto a lot of bills. |
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7. Explain the difficulties Carter faced as president. |
•He had no political philosophy, no sense of direction. •Stated he was a populist. •Welfare program lost support. •Carter was unwilling to take political risks. •He blamed his failure on people's lack of support. •Wasn't a bold president. |
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8. Describe the changes that took place for families in the 1970s. |
•The 1970s was a decade marked by the Watergate scandal, •growing women's rights, •gay rights •environmental movements, and •1970s fashion and music. |
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9. Describe the gains and setbacks women faced. |
•through protest and marches, women confronted social and economic barriers in American Society •The Movement Experiences Gains and Losses:- •As the women's movement grew, it achieved remarkable and enduring political and social gains for women but also suffered from setbacks, most notably in its attempt to ensure women's equality in the Constitution •Era did not pass •Number of businesses owned by women increased •Still did not gain top management positions or equal pay |
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10. Describe the growth of the gay liberation movement. |
Refusing to be victims any longer, gays and lesbians affirmed their sexual orientation and demanded an end to discrimination against homosexuals |
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11. Describe Carter's Iranian crisis. |
•Carter allowed the Iranian shah to receive medical treatment in the US. •This caused Iran to denounce the US. •They took the US embassy and took fifty three prisoners. •Authorized a rescue mission which failed. •Helicopters broke down. |
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12. Explain why Reagan won the presidential election of 1980 |
•He hammered away at the state of the economy claiming that Carter was the source of the inflation so workers weren’t really earning money. •He also accused Carter of allowing the Soviets to outstrip the US militarily •promised a massive buildup of American forces if he was elected. •He also said that the American people have been no better off since Carter was elected. •3rd party candidate Anderson took votes from Carter •Iranian hostage crisis •Reagan appealed to blue collar workers and southern Democrats •Inflation and unemployment during Carter's office |
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13. Explain the main principles and results of Reagan's supply-side economics. |
•He believed that the private sector, if encourage by tax cuts, would shift its resources from tax shelters to productive investment, leading to an economic boom that would provide enough new income to offset the lost revenue. •Spent more on defense •Wanted to cut spending on social programs •Increased deficit |
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14. Describe the basic tenet of Reagan's foreign policy. |
•He embarked on military expansion. •He started to increase defense spending. •Developed new weapons. • Soviet Union was a deadly enemy |
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15. Describe Reagan's Latin American foreign policy. |
•US normally supported right wing dictators rather than leftist groups that raised the radical issues like land reform and redistribution of wealth. •Reversed the policy of American economic aid to Nicaragua. •Passed to Boland Amendment prohibiting any US agency from spending money in Central America. • His support of oppressive government pushed reformers to more radical demands |
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16. Describe the origins and results of the Iran-Contra scandal. |
•A secret operation where US Government sent weapons to a known enemy and sent financial aid to a rebel force in Central America • Sold weapons to Iran and illegally use profits to help contras |
