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Nixon: Détente to Watergate Nixon: Détente to Watergate

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SWBAT Explain Nixons domestic and foreign policy initiatives Do Now Identify examples of both conflicthostility and peaceful relations between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War ID: 692692

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Slide1

Nixon: Détente to Watergate

SWBAT: Explain Nixon’s domestic and foreign policy initiativesSlide2

Do Now

Identify examples of

both

conflict/hostility and peaceful relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War

Berlin Blockade & Airlift, Warsaw Pact, Mutually Assured Destruction, Cuban Missile Crisis, U-2, Korean War, Vietnam War

Geneva Convention, United Nations, SALT Treaties, Nixon goes to China & Soviet UnionSlide3

Background

The Great Society, Warren Court decisions, Counterculture movement, social changes, and a rise in sexual

&

drug experimentation led to a rise in conservative

politicsSlide4

Domestic Policy

Richard Nixon,

1968-1974

- Republican

- New Federalism- reduce role of the federal gov.  give $ to states to spendSlide5

Domestic Policy

Programs Established:

- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (

OSHA

) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Clean Air Act - Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - Food stampsSlide6

Domestic Policy

Inflation:

-

caused by Vietnam War

- prices , unemployment  90-day wage freeze26th Amendment- lowered voting age from 21 18 (12 million new voters!) *a direct result of US involvement in VietnamNeil Armstrong walks on the moon (1969) Slide7

Foreign Policy

Nixon & Kissinger believed

in realpolitik Realpolitik  basing politics & foreign policy on practical rather than moral or ideological considerationsNixon & Kissinger had more interest in power & international stability than relentless conflict Slide8

Foreign Policy

Nixon realized the Soviet Union & China could not be clumped into a communist bloc

China’s interests were

different

from the U.S.S.R.’sNixon believed China was destined to become a major player on the world stageNixon traveled to China in February of 1972 & recognized China’s government*

*Full diplomatic relations were not established until 1979, but there was a dramatic increase in trade between the two nations after Nixon’s visitSlide9

“Only Nixon could go to China”Slide10

Foreign Policy

3 months after visiting China, Nixon became

1

st American

president to visit the Soviet Union since WWIINixon believed improved relations with the Soviets might cause the Russians to influence the North Vietnamese to end the war on terms acceptable to the United StatesSlide11

Foreign Policy

Nixon & Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev negotiated in Moscow

Agreements

Increased trade

2 arms control treaties1. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)The two sides agreed to freeze their arsenals of intercontinental missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads2. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty Banned the development of systems designed to intercept incoming missilesReagan would in essence violate the treaty with the Star Wars missile defense program

G.W. Bush withdrew the U.S. from the treaty in 2001Slide12

Détente

Nixon & Brezhnev declared a new era of “peaceful (mutual) coexistence”

Détente

 an easing of hostilities & strained relations between two countriesSlide13

Watergate

Nixon

reelected

in landslide victory over George McGovern in 1972Slide14

Watergate

Nixon had difficulty with criticism & people of differing opinions

Viewed every critic as a threat to national security

Nixon developed an “enemies list” that contained journalists, politicians & celebritiesSlide15

Watergate

After the Pentagon Papers were printed in the

New York Times

, Nixon created an investigative unit known as the “plumbers” to gather information on Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the papers to the press

In June of 1972, 5 burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Complex in D.C.Burglars were caught by a security guardWhite House denied involvement in the burglary attemptTwo members of the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP), who were former CIA & FBI orchestrated the break-inNixon paid off the burglars & ordered the CIA to stop the FBI from investigating the caseTHIS IS OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE Slide16

Watergate

Washington Post

reporters, Carl Bernstein

& Bob Woodward investigate and discover that CREEP was involved in the

burglary It was discovered that Nixon had tape recordings of conversations in the Oval office The special prosecutor subpoenaed the tapes The House Judiciary Committee recommended impeachment of NixonInstead of facing impeachment, Nixon resignsSlide17
Slide18

Watergate

Shortly after Nixon’s resignation, Sen. Frank Church (D-ID) lead senate hearings into government abuses

The Church Committee

Discovered every administration since the start of the Cold War abused power & misled U.S. citizens

FBI spied on millions & attempted to disrupt the civil rights movementCIA conducted covert operations to overthrow foreign governments & assassinate leadersSlide19

Legacy

Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, Vietnam, & the Church Committee undermined America’s confidence in its government

Despite being a conservative, Nixon’s

actions

led to the downfall of New Deal/Great Society liberalismLiberals believed government can solve social problems & promote freedomHow can the government promote freedom when its misconduct violated civil liberties?Americans need to be protected from government, not saved by it.Slide20

Wrap Up

“Distrust

and caution are the parents of security

.”

~Benjamin FranklinTo what extent do you agree with Franklin’s quote in relation to Cold War politics? Explain your response in detail.