Chapter 26 Notes Flashcards
1969 becomes US president
Richard Nixon
“Vietnamization”
planned for South Vietnam to take over the fighting; American troops gradually withdraw
Jan, 27, 1973 Paris Peace Accords
communist leaders accept peace and it stated the United States and the allies would leave Vietnam
negative impact on the US
wounded- over 300,000, wall- about 58,000, MIAs and POWs- about 2,000?
economic strain of Vietnam War
about $150 billion
the Vietnam War divided
the American public
Kent State University
national guard fired into a group of student protestors
trust in our national leaders
had gone to being disillusioned with the government and not trusting our leaders
1972 Watergate Hotel (Washington D.C.)
the location of the Democratic National Committee; burglars break into the headquarters
Washington Post Newspaper
a tip revealed that President Nixon’s officials knew of the breakin
Pres. Nixon’s involvement
knew of the break in and cover up
August 1974
President Nixon resigns and is the only president to do so
Becomes the new president after Nixon
Gerald Ford
was the only Vice President and President to not be elected to those posts
Jimmy Carter
1976; Iranian militants in 1979 seize the embassy and have hostages
Ronald Reagan
1980 and 1984; known as the “Great Communicator”; National Security Council illegally sold weapons to fund rebels in Nicaragua; known as the Iran-contra affair
famous quote of Reagan
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. message to Soviet leader regarding the Berlin Wall
George H. W. Bush
1988 elected president; leadership in the Persian Gulf War
Bill Clinton
1992; December 1998 impeachment proceedings begin against Clinton and in February of 1999 Clinton was acquitted of all charges
George W. Bush
2000; election was unique because he lost the popular vote; begins the War on Terrorism after 9/11
Barack Obama
2008 and 2012; first minority President
emphasis in American foreign policy beginning in the 1970s was to
reduce tensions with the Soviet Union
in 1972 Nixon was the first American President to
visit Russia
Leonid Brezhnev
the Soviet leader
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Known as SALT
limit nuclear arsenal
Detente
“easing of strain”; referred to the US Soviet relations
weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) nuclear, chemical, and biological