1. NIXON’S FOREIGN POLICY
THE 1970s
NIXON’S FOREIGN POLICY

2. Henry Kissinger
Nixon’s foreign policy based on…
Détente
China
What happened when communication finally opened with China?

6. After China, Nixon visited the USSR
Soviet leader was Leonid Brezhnev
When in Moscow, Nixon and Brezhnev signed the…
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)
What did it do?

8. NIXON’S DOMESTIC POLICY
THE 1970s
NIXON’S DOMESTIC POLICY

9. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS Inflation and high unemployment 1st approach:
Cut gov’t spending & increased interest rates—what happened?
2nd approach:
Freeze wages and prices—what happened?

10. ECONOMY CONTINUED 3rd approach:
Increase federal spending—what happened?

11. Watergate Scandal Occurred during his 1972 re-election campaign
Ordered a break-in of the Democratic Party’s headquarters
Incident traced back to the White House and Nixon himself
We proved it with White House tapes Nixon kept to record his conversations
Congress wanted to impeach him, but Nixon resigned beforehand

14. “strange…they all seem to have some connection with this place.”

19. THE 1970s
THE FORD PRESIDENCY

20. UPON RESIGNATION, GERALD FORD BECOMES PRESIDENT

22. GERALD FORD BECOMES PRESIDENT
What did Ford do when he became president?
What were the consequences for Ford?

25. THE ECONOMY Inflation was still high and unemployment was rising
Whip Inflation Now (WIN)
Then cut gov’t spending and implemented tax cuts
Led to larger budget deficits
Couldn’t fix our economic problems

26. ELECTION OF 1976 Ford is running as Republican
Jimmy Carter is Democratic candidate
Carter’s campaign
As a result, he won the election

27. ELECTION OF 1976 JIMMY CARTER WINS

30. THE 1970s
THE CARTER PRESIDENCY

31. ECONOMY Economy was still bad when Carter became president
Increased federal spending & tax cuts
Then spending cuts & delayed tax cuts
His policy reversal didn’t work so people were upset
A lot of people began comparing him to Obama in Obama’s first term regarding the economy…

35. Middle East Relations
Israeli and Egyptian leaders meet in Camp David, Maryland
Camp David Accords; first peace treaty involving Israel and an Arab nation
Only success of the Carter Presidency

36. USSR Carter wants to continue policy of détente
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II)
What happened that Congress didn’t approve it?
As a result of both Soviet and US actions the Cold War heated up again

37. 1979 IRANIAN REVOLUTION Iran a US ally with their Shah in power
January 1979: Islamic fundamentalists
US Embassy in Tehran
Hostages taken; negotiations and rescue failed
1980 election: Carter grows unpopular; Republican candidate is Ronald Reagan
When did the Iranians finally release the hostages?

39. Ayatollah Khomeini

41. AMERICANS TAKEN HOSTAGE IN IRAN

48. AND YES, JIMMY CARTER IS STILL ALIVE...He’s 93!