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Crisis & Resurgence

1969 - 2000

Test: 11-April-2014Slide2

Essential Questions

Did the U.S. Presidency become unmanageable in the 1970s?

How well did American leaders deal with the challenge of stagflation?

Does America have a moral responsibility to be the world’s policeman?

Questions Due:

11-April-2014Same Day as the Test!

MINIMUM ½ page per question.

You must have a thesis sentence.

You must ANSWER the question.

Must have all to receive credit. Slide3

Quick Overview

In this unit you will learn about American society in the last 30 years of the twentieth century.Under President Nixon, the United States withdrew from Vietnam & opened diplomatic relation with Communist China

In the 1970s, U.S. prestige suffered from Watergate & the Iran Hostage Crisis

Under Presidents Reagan & Bush, America moved toward greater conservatism in government

Under President Clinton, Americans saw an end to the Cold War and enjoyed economic prosperity from the growth of the computer industry.Slide4

What we will go over

Nixon Presidency (1969 – 1974)Ford Presidency (1974 – 1977) Carter Presidency (1977 – 1981)Reagan Presidency (1981 – 1989)

George H.W. Bush Presidency (1989 – 1993)

Clinton Presidency (1993 – 2001)

Achieving the American Dream: Bill Gates, Sam Walton, Estee Lauder, Robert Johnson, & Lionel SosaSlide5

Imperial Presidency

U.S. Constitution authors had attempted to keep balance between the separate branches

Since the 1930s: Presidential power had been increasing

During the Great Depression, the New Deal gave the President a larger role in managing the economy

2 World Wars & the Cold War added to the President’s role in foreign affairsUnlike Congress, the President can act rapidly & decisivelySlide6

Media (radio & television) increased the President’s ability to appeal directly to voters.

Presidents begin relying on their own advisors instead of on Cabinet members- who Congress has to approve.Expansion of Presidential power reached its peak under President Richard Nixon.Failed to consult Congress about the bombing of Cambodia & Laos

Used public funds to remodel his private homes

Used CIA & FBI to collect information on political enemies

When Congress voted for programs he did not like, he simply refused to spend those funds.

Nixon Presidency (‘69 - 74)Slide7

Domestic Policy

Moved nation in a more conservative direction

Felt Federal social programs were inefficient & they should & could have been dealt with at a local level

Put an end to the draft

Create series of strong anticrime lawsAdvance broad environmental programInflation Rising Prices

Trade DeficitRising UnemploymentCut spending on social programsTook America off the Gold StandardWhen these things did not work, he imposed the 1st peacetime wage and price controlsAll proved unsuccessfulSlide8

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sets air & water pollution standards

Engages in monitoring & enforcement activities

New construction must pass through a detailed environmental impact review

Private citizens can file lawsuits against polluters under the EPASlide9

Endangered Species Act (1973)

This law requires Fish and Wildlife Service to list species of plants and animals that are threatened with extinction

Must take Further steps to protect these species of plants and animalsSlide10

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

1923: Alice Paul proposes the Equal Rights Amendment

For almost 50 years, the amendment was introduced in each session of Congress- Failed every time

1972: Approved and sent to the states with a 7 year limit for ratification

Deadline extended to 1982, but still fell 3 states short of the support needed for ratification.Phyllis Schlafly: Critic of the Women’s Liberation Movement strongly opposed the act

Feared it would deprive the women of the “right” to be “supported & protected” by menBelieved the amendment might lead:To unisex restroomsRequire women to serve in combat rolesSlide11

Foreign Policy

Nixon believed the President’s most important role was directing the countries foreign policy.

Vietnam: Reduced the number of troops. Increased bombing raids & financial aid to South Vietnam.

China: Re-opened relations in 1972.

Strong Anti-Communist, surprised the world by restoring diplomatic relations with Communist China. Became the 1st American President to visit mainland China.

Greatest Foreign Policy AchievementSoviet Union: Believed in pursuing a policy of detente: a relaxing of tensions.Wanted to halt the build up Nuclear WeaponsBecame 1st U.S. President to visit MoscowSigned agreement with Soviet Union leaders, limiting the development of defensive missile systems.Further agreed to sell American grain to the Soviet Union to help them cope with food shortages

‘73: War broke out in the Middle East- U.S. & Soviet Union further cooperated in pressuring Israel and the Arab states to conclude a cease-fireSlide12

Vice President Ford takes office

1973: V.P. Spiro Agnew

Under the 25

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Amendment: Nixon appointed Gerald Ford, a Michigan Congressman, as his new V.P

Nixon promised to return America to Law and Order…oops. That didn’t happen!Slide13

Watergate Crisis

The Cover-UpThe Watergate Tapes

Nixon Resigns

1972: Group of former CIA agents -they were working on Nixon’s re-election campaign Slide14

The Cover-Up

Tried to cover up an investigation of the Watergate break-in on the grounds of National Security

Two reporters were the first to report possible links between the break-in and the White House.

Senate Appointed a committee to investigate

Attorney General also appointed a Special Prosecutor to examine possible wrong doings.Slide15

Watergate Tapes

Presidential aide stated that Nixon had participated in the cover-upRevealed that Nixon secretly recorded all of his own White House Conversations

Nixon would not let the Senate Committee listen to the tapes - claimed executive privilege

Nixon said Congress had no authority to question members of the executive branch about internal communications

United States v. Nixon (1974)Slide16

Nixon Resigns

Tapes made publicNixon had in fact lied when he said he was not involved in the cover-up

The House of Representatives moved to impeach Nixon

Fearing removal from office by the U.S. Senate, Nixon became the first and only President to resign. Slide17

Vice President Ford takes office

Stagflation

OPEC

Helsinki Accords

One of the 1

st acts as President was to pardon Nixon for any crimes he had committed. Slide18

Ford’s Presidency (‘74 - ‘77)

Ford’s main worries were economic onesStagflation: High unemployment combined with inflation

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): Formed in 1960. Most OPEC members were Arab countries.

1973: The Arab nations of OPEC used oil as a political weapon by imposing an oil embargo on the U.S. and Western European countries for siding with Israel in the 1973 war.

Helsinki Accords: 1975: The U.S., Canada, Soviet Union, and most European countries signed an international agreement recognizing post-World War II borders & promising respect for human rightsSlide19

Jimmy Carter

Domestic PoliciesForeign Policies

1977 - 1981Slide20

Carter’s Presidency

(‘77 - ‘81)

Many Americans continued to blame Republicans for the Watergate Scandal

Carter was former Governor of Georgia

Carter was elected as an “outsider” who promised to end corruption and “clean up” WashingtonSlide21

Carter’s Domestic Policy

Chief problem at home was the economy

U.S. Depended on imported oil

& oil prices continued to rise!

Inflation was more than 10% (this means that in a single year, prices were 10% higher at the end of the year than they were at the beginning).Interest rates were 20%

Unemployment stayed highCarter pushed through Congress the Community Reinvestment Act (1977), which required banks to make credit available in poor communities, preventing the decay of low-income neighborhoods in the inner citySlide22

Carter’s Domestic Program

The Energy Crisis: created the Department of Energy. Also increased the oil in the nation’s “Strategic Petroleum Reserve.” Sought special tax on large automobiles, and the power to ration gas, bu

t Congress denied him those powers.

Stagflation:

Inflation & Interest rates soared in 1979 (partly due to the oil crisis). Cut Federal spending, but inflation didn’t come down until 2 years later during the Reagan Presidency.Slide23

Carter’s Domestic Program

The Environment: Provided funds to clean up toxic dumpsites. Following an accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor in 1979, Carter created the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop stricter standards for the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Diversity:

Carter appointed women and minority members to government posts. He also sponsored a bill requiring public schools to provide instruction to students in their native language while trying to learn English.Slide24

Carter’s Foreign Policy

Wanted the U.S. to set a moral example

Human rights a high priority

: condemned apartheid in South Africa, pressured the Soviet Union to allow its Jews to emigrate, & cut aid to dictatorships that violated human rights

The Panama Canal Treaty (1977): Returned control of all of

the Canal Zone, except the canal itself, to Panama. U.S. further agreed to turn over the canal to Panama by the end of the century. Slide25

Carter’s Foreign Policy

Camp David Accords (1977): Egypt & Israel had fought one another in a series of wars since the creation of Israel back in 1948. Carter invited

Andrew Sadat (Egypt’s President)

& Menachem Begin (The Prime Minister of Israel)

to the Presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland. After the face-to-face negotiations, an agreement between the two leaders was reached. Israel agreed to return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt (which had been taken during the was in 1967). In exchange, Egypt offered a peace treaty and the establishment of normal diplomatic relations with Israel (ending a 30 year war).Slide26

Carter’s Foreign Policy

U.S./ Soviet Relations: Initially continued Nixon’s

détente

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1979 Soviets invade Afghanistan. This aggressive act brought a temporary

end to détente. Carter halted grain sales, boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, & postponed ratification of a new arms control agreement (SALT II)Slide27

Carter’s Foreign Policy

The Iranian Revolution & Hostage Crisis:

The Shah of Iran was an ally to the U.S. He was also a brutal dictator to his opponents. He had promised freedoms that never came. After widespread demonstrations started to break out against the Shah (

1978) - he fled the country (1979).

Ayatollah Khomeini & religious leaders took control. These Fundamentalist Shiite Muslims were generally hostile to Western influence.

Resented America for helping the Shah and backing Israel. October, 1979: the Shah enters the U.S. for medical treatment. 2 weeks later the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran

is seized. The hostages were blindfolded, tied up and accused of working for the CIA. Days dragged into weeks and weeks into months. The embassy staff was

held hostage for more than 1 year.

U.S. imposed economic sanctions on Iran & other countries supported the U.S. (America’s image still suffered because of our inability to free the hostages.)

Negotiations finally led to their release on the day that Jimmy Carter left office and Ronald Reagan became President. Slide28

Ronald Reagan

Domestic PoliciesForeign Policies

Triumph of Democracy

1981 - 1989Slide29

George H.W. Bush

Domestic PoliciesForeign Policies

1981 - 1989Slide30

Bill Clinton

Domestic PoliciesImpeachment & Scandal

Foreign Policies

1993 - 2001