Standard 11.11
Analyze the major social problems and domestic policy issues in contemporary American society.
5 important facts
1) Detente was a policy that eased tensions between Cold War enemies.
2) Shuttle Diplomacy was shuttling from group to group to work out agreements between parties that refuse to meet.
3) WaterGate Scandal was a break-in at the watergate.
4) Executive privilege was a policy that holds that the president must be able to keep officials conversations and meetings private.
5) Two of Nixons advisers created a special group to find out who was giving out secret information and to investigate Nixon's political enemies.
2) Shuttle Diplomacy was shuttling from group to group to work out agreements between parties that refuse to meet.
3) WaterGate Scandal was a break-in at the watergate.
4) Executive privilege was a policy that holds that the president must be able to keep officials conversations and meetings private.
5) Two of Nixons advisers created a special group to find out who was giving out secret information and to investigate Nixon's political enemies.
Unit Summary
The Nixon presidency became bogged down in scandal that leaded to the first precidential resignation in American history and the administration of Gerald Ford. Jimmy Carter used his reputation for honesty to win the presidency in 1976. He soon met challenges that required other qualities as well. In the year of 1980 Americans voted for a new approach to governing by electing Ronald Reagan who powerfully promoted a conservative agenda. He said that the country needed to return to a simpler time. President Reagan also took a hard line against communism around the world. Reagan called the Soviet Union an "evil empire" and he increased U.S. military spending by about $100 billionto add a thousand more nuclear weapons. During the 1980s and early 1990s saw major technological, economic, and social changes that produced both progress and intense conflicts. Steve Jobs Started the apple computer and made the first personal computer. Bill Gates started Microsoft and made computers easier to use with his software.
Watergate
This is where nixons adviser went to investigate the break in.
3 Links
http://www.history.com/topics/watergate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/watergate
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/richardnixon
http://www.washingtonpost.com/watergate
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/richardnixon