PPT-Watergate The history of Watergate

and how two journalists brought down a presidency History In June of 1972 five men were arrested in a burglary at the Watergate Apartments in Washington DC June 17 1972 During the early morning hours a security guard notices that an office is being burglarized in the Watergate office building in Washington DC. The 1970s. Miss Wootten. History through Film. SWBAT explain the aforementioned items. . Near the end of Vietnam…. We will start our look at the 1970s with the reminder that, yes, the Vietnam War is still going on.. L/O – To identify the reasons for Watergate and to explain what happened. Nixon meets Chinese Premier Zhou . Enlai. – February 1972 . Nixon meets Chairman Mao – February 1972 . Nixon meets Leonid Brezhnev in USSR, General Secretary of the Communist Party which leads to SALT 1 and ‘peaceful coexistence’ – May 1972. Context. Vietnam. War and . anti. war . protests. President. . Nixon’s. . attempts. to . deal. with the . anti. war . movement. .. Bitter. . realization. . that. the . protests. . would. 1968 - 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. Nixon meets Chinese Premier Zhou . Enlai. – February 1972 . Nixon meets Chairman Mao – February 1972 . Nixon meets Leonid Brezhnev in USSR, General Secretary of the Communist Party which leads to SALT 1 and ‘peaceful coexistence’ – May 1972. Pass out to students the document titled “Watergate Background” along with the student worksheet. Have students read the document and answer the 5 questions. – 20 minutes. Go through the first nine slides on the . . the Cold War continues. The Election of 1968. Richard Nixon only narrowly won the 1968 election, but the combined total of popular votes for Nixon and Wallace indicated a shift to the right in American politics. . Nixon and the White House. Watergate scandal. – . Nixon administrations attempt to cover up a burglary of the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate office and apartment complex in Washington D.C. . The Roots of Watergate . Mounting a Re-election Fight . The president finishes triumphant trips to China and Soviet Union.. Alabama governor George Wallace, mounted a strong third-party campaign in 1968, he dropped his bid for another run at the White House after an assassin's bullet paralyzed him.. SWBAT: Explain Nixon’s domestic and foreign policy initiatives. Do Now. Identify examples of . both. conflict/hostility and peaceful relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War. Early Life . Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon lived a very modest childhood, having lived in on a small family ranch in Yorba Linda, California for his early years until 1922 when his family ranch failed and they moved to Whittier, California. Pass out to students the document titled “Watergate Background” along with the student worksheet. Have students read the document and answer the 5 questions. – 20 minutes. Go through the first nine slides on the . Richard Nixon only narrowly won the 1968 election, but the combined total of popular votes for Nixon and Wallace indicated a shift to the right in American politics. . Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers . Week Twelve: Relevance to Today. Is it Déjà Vu all over again?. Geoff Shepard, Instructor. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. at Temple University. Philadelphia, 2019.