Presidents Richard Nixon Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter Major issues Desegregation of schools Legality of Abortion Roe v Wade 1973 Womens Movement Détente willingness to negotiate and an ID: 584968
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The 1970sSlide2
Presidents; Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and
Jimmy Carter
Major issues:
Desegregation of schools
Legality of Abortion (Roe v Wade 1973)
Women’s Movement
Détente – willingness to negotiate and an
easing of tensions as a strategy in
dealing with Communist nations
Inflation/Stagflation
Environmental Concerns
Watergate
Helsinki Accords
SALT II
Iran Hostage Crisis
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Rapprochement with China
Visited China to reestablish an Open Door Policy
with them
Agreed that neither country would try to dominate
the Pacific and would cooperate in settling
disputes peacefully
Also agreed to scientific and cultural exchanges
Was a hit with the American public but the real reason
behind it was to drive a wedge between the Chinese
and SovietsSlide4
Domestically – Program referred to as
“New Federalism”
-wanted to cut government programs and
spending and give more powers to the
states
-wanted to turn back civil rights legislation
-took a middle of the road stand on it
-Schwann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Ed – court ordered bussing
to integrate schools in the SouthSlide5
“SOUTHERN STRATEGY”
-To gain support from the conservative
south for the Republicans
Included efforts to prolong desegregation of
schoolsSlide6
Had to deal with activists who hated
the war in Vietnam – Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
-evolved from the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
-wanted him to end the war and deal with poverty and inequality in the USSlide7
Recession became an issue
Stagflation - inflation happens while employment
goes up at the same time creating an
economic nightmare
(Most of this inflation occurred because of spending
on the war in Vietnam.)
-tried using wage and price controls
-proposed a tax increase that Congress blocked
Asked Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and
It resulted in a stock market collapseSlide8
1973 the Arab nations that were members
of OPEC placed an embargo on oil
to the US (shuttle diplomacy used )
Lasted several months but made us realize
we did not have limitless resources
Significance- led to the environmental
movement – conservation of resources and
government policies to preserve and protect
the environment – established the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
set and enforce pollution control standardsSlide9
LANDMARK LEGISLATION ON
THE ENVIRONMENT
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Endangered Species ActSlide10
WATERGATE
Nixon accused of
Obstruction of Justice
Abuse of Power
Contempt of Congress
Led to his resignation – first president
to do so
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Abortion
Roe v Wade- Supreme Court Decision
in 1973
Made abortion legal in the United States Slide12
Gerald Ford
Foreign accomplishments
Helsinki Accords
- agreement between
the US, USSR, Canada, and about 30
other nations to cooperate economically,
respect existing national boundaries, and
promote human rights
SALT
talks continued – Strategic Arms
Limitation Treaty – US and USSRSlide13
Ford’s Domestic Program
WIN – Whip Inflation Now- to motivate
Americans to voluntarily change
their behaviors to conserve –
save rather than spend, conserve
fuel, plant gardens –
DIDN”T WORK
Still had high inflation and unemploymentSlide14
Ford’s Reelection
Had been chosen as VP to replace Spiro
Agnew, Nixon’s VP who resigned In
disgrace for illegally taking money as
kickbacks while the Gov. of Mass
Pardon of Richard Nixon and the economy
cost him reelectionSlide15
Jimmy Carter
Defeated Ford on his campaign as a
“Washington outsider” who had
Not been corrupted by national politics
Former governor of Georgia
Committed to human rights and was a
facilitator between Egypt and Israel in the
Camp David Accords, a peace agreement
between the two enemiesSlide16
Foreign Issues
Continued the policy of détente with
the USSR
Signed the SALT II treaty to limit
production of nuclear arms
USSR invaded Afghanistan (1979)
Causing relations with them to go cold
againSlide17
Continued
Invasion killed the SALT II treaty in the
Senate
He implemented a grain embargo against
the USSR
Boycotted the
olympics
in Moscow in 1980
Détente evidently was gone by the time of
the 1980 election and he lost to Ronald
R
eagan.Slide18
IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
1970 there was a revolution in Iran and the Shah
was
overthrown
The US previously had a good relationship with the Shah
because of the oil there
Iranian government was taken over by the Muslims under the
leadership of their Ayatollah Khomeini and was under strict
Muslim law
Carter allowed the Shah of Iran to enter the US
The enraged Iranians stormed the US embassy in Tehran and
demanded the Shah be returned to stand trial. We refused and
they held the people there hostage from November of 1979
until Reagan was inaugurated In January of 1981