Unit 12

Section 1

Conservative Liberal Foreign Policy Small Government: Southern Appeal: Drugs and Crime: Liberal Examples: Foreign Policy RealPolitik: Détente China Oil Embargo Shuttle Diplomacy

Conservative Smaller Government Attempted to appeal to South New Federalism Local governments spend more Attempted to appeal to South Segregationists Weakened voting rights Firm stands against drugs and crime Appointed 4 Supreme Court Justices

Liberal Increased social programs Environmentalist Worker’s laws Silent Spring EPA Clean Air Act Worker’s laws OSHA Affirmative Action increased

Nixon Foreign Policy Kissinger and Realpolitik Détente China NSA and Sec. of State Based foreign policy on realistic view of nationalist interest not broad policies Détente Attempt to ease tensions with the Soviets SALT I Treaty China Attempted to improve relations

Middle East Israel Six Day War Yom Kippur War

Oil Embargo Shuttle Diplomacy OPEC embargoed Israeli Supporters Hurt US economy Shuttle Diplomacy Kissinger Group to group negotiations Embargo lifted when fighting stopped

Inflation and Price Control NASA Apollo 11 Landed on the moon 1969 Neil Armstrong Inflation and Price Control Nixon froze prices and wages for 90 days Slowed inflation

Section 2

Watergate Ford Plumbers: Washington Post: Tapes: Senate Reaction: Executive Privilege: Resignation: Ford Pardon: Should he?

Election of 1972 Plumbers Nixon (R ) defeated McGovern (D) Worried Nixon spied on Democrats Plumbers Nixon’s advisers Attempted to destroy reputation of Pentagon Papers leak Broke into Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel

Scandal Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Nixon ordered investigation Washington Post Nixon ordered investigation Erlichman and Haldeman resigned Alexander Butterfield White House Aid alerted of Nixon’s Tapes Archibald Cox and Senate Investigators trying to find story behind the Scandal Nixon order Att. Gen. Elliot Richardson to fire Cox Refused and quit Same for next in line, 3rd official fired Cox

Executive Privilege Resignation Nixon claimed as president he did not have to turn over the tapes Turned over edited versions and transcripts Resignation SC ordered tapes must be turned over Impeachment was coming

Ford’s Presidency Gerald Ford Was not elected Pardoned Nixon Replaced Spiro Agnew as VP Agnew resigned over tax problems Leader in House Pardoned Nixon Continued much of Nixon’s policies Won nomination for 1976 Election Narrowly beat out Reagan

Section 3

Carter’s Domestic Policy Election: Energy: Inflation: Environmentalism: Carter’s Foreign Policy Soviets: Panama Canal: China: Camp David Accords: Hostage Crisis:

Election of 1976 Energy Inflation Environmentalism Ford (R ) defeated by Carter (D) Energy Tried to decrease foreign dependence Inflation New jobs did not help Environmentalism Alaska National Interests Land Conservation Act Three Mile Island Nuclear plant meltdown Love Canal Chemical dump

Carter’s Foreign Policy Foreign Relations Soviets SALT II Panama Canal Treaty handed canal back to Panama China Formally recognized Camp David Accords Agreement between Israel and Egypt

Afghanistan Iran Soviets invaded Carter stopped shipping grain Shah overthrown by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Shah allowed into US Angry Iranians overthrew American embassy in Tehran Hostages taken Un-solved by Carter