PPT-Nixon Vietnam & the Cold War World

Nixon and Nam Peace takes with North Vietnam are stalled when Nixon takes office Nixon wants Peace with Honor Vietnamization of the war replacing US troops with South Vietnamese . Imperial Presidency. Vietnam Plan. Vietnamization. Prepare S. Vietnamese to take over. Troop reduction. Back and forth. Invades Cambodia 1970. Destabilizes political stage, Khmer Rouge gain control. Movement to withdrawal countered with escalation. FOREIGN POLICY. Advance organizer. Richard Nixon rose through the political ranks as a staunch anti-communist; however, the policy of his predecessors brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and brought the U.S. into an expensive and increasingly unpopular war.. (1968-1980). Megan McGill. Sources of Stagnation. The US economy stagnated in the 70’s after enjoying large growth in the 50’s and 60’s. The vast amount of money spent on the Vietnam War and the Great Society sans tax increases led to rampant inflation. The Stalemated Seventies, 1968–1980. I. Sources of Stagnation. Causes of the slump in productivity:. The increase of women and teenagers in the work force. The declining investment in new machinery. FOREIGN POLICY. Advance organizer. Richard Nixon rose through the political ranks as a staunch anti-communist; however, the policy of his predecessors brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and brought the U.S. into an expensive and increasingly unpopular war.. Objectives:. Identify Nixon’s key decisions and their consequences. explain the approach taken by Nixon to the cold war. . evaluate Nixon’s success’ and failures. Who was Richard Nixon?. Richard Nixon’s best known contributions to the Cold War were his roles in détente and ending the Vietnam conflict. However, he was an unlikely architect for both.. Day 2: Vietnam Background. Day 3: The War Escalates. Day 4: Media and the War. Day 5: Turning Point. Day 6: 1968 and the Tumultuous Times. Day 7: Vietnam War Ends. Day 8: Vietnam War Memorial. Day 9: The Nixon Years. U.S. replaced France as the supporter of South Vietnamese. CIA installed Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam . Ho Chi Minh (North- Communist). Catholic Diem alienated mostly Buddhist nation. Viet Cong guerrillas began launching attacks in 1957 . Cold War Policies. Truman Doctrine. Containment - George Kennan - 1947. Rio Pact (NATO Formed) 1947. Marshall Plan. National Security Act (NSC created) – 1947. NSC 68 Report lays out rationale for build-up of military to respond to Soviet expansion and goals - 1950. Section 4: Nixon and Vietnam. April 22. Section 4 Objectives. Explain the steps Nixon took to end the war in Vietnam.. Understand the various costs of the Vietnam War.. Key Terms. Vietnamization. martial law. /. . . Nixon relied heavily on his national security advisor, . Henry Kissinger. . Both drew two basic conclusions about Vietnam. First, they agreed that the war was not winnable. Second, they decided that the U.S. could not just “cut and run.”. 2-27-15 The Cold War DO NOW: Why a Cold War? Agenda Analyze & Apply Data Interpret & Draw Conclusions-Multimedia Summarize & Generalize Notes Student Workbook-Organize/Classify /. . . Nixon relied heavily on his national security advisor, . Henry Kissinger. . Both drew two basic conclusions about Vietnam. First, they agreed that the war was not winnable. Second, they decided that the U.S. could not just “cut and run.”. Two opposing world . views dominate international relations:. US believes whole world should model itself after . us. D. emocracy: Free elections, multiple parties to choose for. C. apitalism: Free market, consumerism and materialism.