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Page 1: The 70s and After The Times They Are A ’Changin. The 1970s Era Begins 1969 is the year Richard Nixon became President of the United States 1969 is the

The 70s and AfterThe 70s and After

The Times They Are A ’ChanginThe Times They Are A ’Changin

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The 1970s Era BeginsThe 1970s Era Begins

1969 is the year 1969 is the year Richard Nixon Richard Nixon became President became President of the United of the United StatesStates

He faced issues at He faced issues at home, domestic, home, domestic, abroad, foreign, abroad, foreign, and personally.and personally.

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Nixon was elected by a narrow Nixon was elected by a narrow margin and conservatives elected margin and conservatives elected him.him.

Nixon promised to restore law and Nixon promised to restore law and order to Americaorder to America

The conservatives wanted the “Great The conservatives wanted the “Great Society” of LBJ shrunk quicklySociety” of LBJ shrunk quickly

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Economic IssuesEconomic Issues

Large amounts of Large amounts of money went into money went into the war in Vietnam the war in Vietnam and The Great and The Great SocietySociety

Inflation – a rise in Inflation – a rise in the prices of goods the prices of goods and services across and services across the economythe economy

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The Nixon YearsThe Nixon Years

New ConservatismNew Conservatism Tried to help Tried to help people feel a new people feel a new sense of order in a sense of order in a divided countrydivided country

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The Nixon YearsThe Nixon Years

New FederalismNew Federalism Give a portion of Give a portion of federal power to federal power to state governmentsstate governments

Revenue sharing – Revenue sharing – state and local state and local government could government could spend federal spend federal dollars the way they dollars the way they wanted, within wanted, within limitslimits

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Nixon YearsNixon Years

Welfare ReformWelfare Reform Family Assistance Family Assistance Program – required Program – required family members to family members to take jobs- defeated take jobs- defeated by Senateby Senate

Helped several Helped several Federal programs Federal programs as he dismantled as he dismantled othersothers

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Economic HelpEconomic Help

Nixon cut spending – saw earlierNixon cut spending – saw earlier Placed a temporary freeze on wage Placed a temporary freeze on wage

and price increase and price increase Inflation dropped and the economy Inflation dropped and the economy

was looking upwas looking up

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OPECOPEC

Organization of Organization of Petroleum Petroleum Exporting Exporting Countries raised Countries raised prices and cut prices and cut shipments of oil to shipments of oil to the United Statesthe United States

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OPECOPEC

Actions taken to Actions taken to protest America’s protest America’s support of Israel in support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War the Yom Kippur War of 1973of 1973

US inflation and US inflation and unemployment grewunemployment grew

Gas shortage Gas shortage occurredoccurred

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Nixon Eases Cold WarNixon Eases Cold War

Sec. of State Henry Sec. of State Henry Kissinger was Kissinger was asked to arrange asked to arrange talks with Chinatalks with China

February 1972 February 1972 President Nixon President Nixon visited Chinavisited China

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Nixon and MaoNixon and Mao

1972 trip opened 1972 trip opened doors of diplomacy doors of diplomacy and trade with and trade with ChinaChina

Soviet Union Soviet Union having conflicts having conflicts with China and with China and grew concernedgrew concerned

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Soviet VisitSoviet Visit

May of 1972 May of 1972 President Nixon President Nixon visited Moscowvisited Moscow

Soviet – American Soviet – American relations improvedrelations improved

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International Triumphs International Triumphs

Détente – an easing of tension Détente – an easing of tension between the United States and the between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold WarSoviet Union during the Cold War

SALT – Strategic Arms Limitation SALT – Strategic Arms Limitation Talks held and treaty signed in 1972Talks held and treaty signed in 1972

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How Could All This Positive How Could All This Positive Fall Apart?Fall Apart?

Richard Nixon was a control freak and Richard Nixon was a control freak and could not leave well enough alone. could not leave well enough alone.

1972 Race for President his opponent 1972 Race for President his opponent was very liberal Democrat George was very liberal Democrat George McGovernMcGovern

Listening devices were placed in Listening devices were placed in Democratic headquartersDemocratic headquarters

One group was caughtOne group was caught

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What and Why Watergate?What and Why Watergate?

Watergate HotelWatergate Hotel June 17, 1972, five June 17, 1972, five

men were caught men were caught breaking into breaking into Democratic Democratic headquartersheadquarters

The trail led to the The trail led to the White HouseWhite House

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Election of 1972Election of 1972 Nixon won by a landslide!Nixon won by a landslide!

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Nixon’s DownfallNixon’s Downfall

Two Washington Two Washington Post reporters Post reporters refused to let go of refused to let go of the Watergate storythe Watergate story

Woodward and Woodward and Bernstein kept Bernstein kept digging for digging for information. . . AND!information. . . AND!

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His Image Was TarnishedHis Image Was Tarnished

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Daily ImagesDaily Images

The print media The print media kept the Watergate kept the Watergate story alivestory alive

There was a There was a difference of difference of opinion within the opinion within the nationnation

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The Beginning of the EndThe Beginning of the End

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August 9, 1974August 9, 1974

Richard Milhous Richard Milhous Nixon resigns as 37Nixon resigns as 37thth President of the President of the United StatesUnited States

http://http://www.washingtonposwww.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/t.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/national/longterm/watergate/articles/watergate/articles/080974-3.htm080974-3.htm

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Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the 38Gerald R. Ford is sworn in as the 38thth President of the United StatesPresident of the United States

He is the only President to date that was He is the only President to date that was not elected by the American people.not elected by the American people.

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Announcement of PardonAnnouncement of Pardon

September 8, 1974 September 8, 1974 Nixon was issued a Nixon was issued a pardon –granting of pardon –granting of the release from the release from punishment or punishment or legal consequences legal consequences of a crimeof a crime

American people American people angryangry

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Election of 1976Election of 1976 James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter,

took the office of took the office of President of the President of the United States on United States on January 20, 1977January 20, 1977

Democrat – former Democrat – former Governor of Governor of GeorgiaGeorgia

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Domestic IssuesDomestic Issues

Creation on national energy policyCreation on national energy policy Streamlined some government Streamlined some government

agenciesagencies Environmental legislationEnvironmental legislation Olympic boycottOlympic boycott

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Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs

Strengthened relations with ChinaStrengthened relations with China Camp David AccordsCamp David Accords Soviet Invasion of AfghanistanSoviet Invasion of Afghanistan Panama Canal TreatyPanama Canal Treaty Iranian HostagesIranian Hostages

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Pop CulturePop Culture

All was not dull All was not dull and political in and political in the 1970sthe 1970s

The disco The disco movement movement started early in started early in the decadethe decade

Discotheques Discotheques openedopened

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Staying AliveStaying Alive

In 1977 John In 1977 John Travolta reminded Travolta reminded the era that we the era that we were Staying Alive were Staying Alive with discowith disco

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Pet RocksPet Rocks

Gary Dahl introduces a pet that never demanded Gary Dahl introduces a pet that never demanded anything.anything.

The fad was short lived, but made Dahl a millionaireThe fad was short lived, but made Dahl a millionaire

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Moving into the 1980sMoving into the 1980s

As this decade ended, there was As this decade ended, there was plenty over which to have concern.plenty over which to have concern.

There were also successes over There were also successes over which to rejoice.which to rejoice.

What happens next?What happens next?