PPT-The Impact of Richard Nixon on the Cold War

Objectives Identify Nixons key decisions and their consequences explain the approach taken by Nixon to the cold war evaluate Nixons success and failures Who was Richard Nixon Richard Nixons 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. 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.. Mary Meyerhoff. Civics, 1B. Mrs.Previle. 1-13-15. Biography of Richard M. Nixon. Date of Birth-. Born on January 9, 1913. Where he was born- California. Personal Info:. Marriage- He married Patricia Ryan in 1940. 1969 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . . Country is in . Stagflation. High inflation and unemployment. What earned Nixon the Right to be President?. Schooling and WWII. Whittier College then Duke University Law School before . Moved to Washington D.C.. Starting practicing law. World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. By: Sky P., Noah S., Brittany V.A., Vanessa Z.. Questions:. What was the long-standing impact of Nixon’s economic policies?. What was Nixon’s general attitude towards Communist-allied countries during the Cold War? . 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.. Was he a Liberal or a Conservative?. Nixon’s agenda was to decrease the size and influence of the federal government. Nixon believed that Lyndon Johnson’s . Great Society. programs, had given the federal government too much power & responsibility.. Road to the White House. Nixon lost two close elections. Lost to JFK in the 1960 election. 1962 lost an election to become California’s Governor. Claimed his political career was over. 1968 Nixon won the Republican Nomination for President . 1969 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . . Country is in . Stagflation. High inflation and unemployment. 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. Preview:. . “Presidents from Truman to Nixon argued that communism in Southeast Asia threatened vital American interests. But it was Lyndon Johnson who began a massive bombing campaign and sent half a million American troops to intervene in Vietnam’s civil war.”. Modern American History. The Election of 1968. Richard M. Nixon [R]. Hubert Humphrey [D]. The Election of 1968. Nixon . [. R]. Humphrey [D]. Wallace [AI]. VP for Eisenhower. Aimed at “Middle America”. 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 . The Presidential Election of 1972. By: Mary Beth Lahl. Background. The 26. th. Amendment was passed in 1971, making this the first election in which people from 18-21 could vote.. The House and Senate were both Democrat..