AMH2020 July 24th Chapter 39 1970s Richard Nixon 1969 1974 Nixon Foreign Policy 1970 Increased publicity of My Lai massacre escalated public objections to the Vietnam War Nixon announced his Vietnamization Policy o Getting South Vietnam to do what American troops were doing o Get America out of South Vietnam o 540 000 troops would be taken out of South Vietnam Nixon ordered invasion of Cambodia in 1970 Pentagon Papers published in 1971 Nixon Doctrine o Proclaimed that the U S would honor its existing defense commitments but that in the future Asians and others would have to fight their own wars without help form large numbers of American troops Nixon visited China and the Soviet Union in 1972 Shanghai Communiqu 1972 o Opened relations with the Chinese o Had not had relations with Chinese since communists had taken over ABM and SALT Treaties ratified 1972 o Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty o Grain sale to the Soviets 1973 Yom Kippur War Treaty of Paris enacted cease fire in Vietnam and U S withdrawal in o Nixon aided Israel in October 1973 when they were attacked by a joint force of Syrians and Egyptians o Airlifted 2 billion in war materials o Placed U S nuclear forces on alert o Egyptians withdrew o OPEC announced oil embargo of U S Netherlands and other nations friendly to Israel Nixon Troubles at Home Vice President Agnew forced to Resign o He was taking bribes even before he was Vice President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford Watergate Scandal o 5 arrested Democratic National Committee break in o CREEP Dirty tricks o John Dean III top brass involved Watergate o Investigation revealed Oval Office conversations taped Ford Presidency 1974 1977 Pardoned Nixon Presided over defeat in Vietnam allies April 29 1975 Jimmy Carter 1977 1981 o Helicopter evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese High inflation and OPEC boycott then price increase caused domestic unrest Carter called Camp David Summit of advisors Gave Malaise Speech Iranian Hostage Crisis o Americans spent 444 days of captivity
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