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HIST 106 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last LectureI. Things going on during Vietnam WarOutline of Current Lecture I. Richard NixonII. Jerald FordIII. Jimmy CarterIV. Ronald ReaganCurrent LectureFinal exam- not cumulative- The Sixties & Bush’s War is not required to be read Vietnam War- HAWKS: People who wanted to continue the war- DOVES: People who wanted to end the war- 58,000 + men died Richard Nixon- When he takes office he walks into a buzz sawo Inflation is going upo OPEC cuts off oil to US  Nixon responds by creating - The 55 speed limit- Turn right on red - Expansion of 7-11’s - Watergate Scandal- His major success was opening up Chinao Ping Pong Diplomacy - Became President based on the plan that he would end the war but ends up expanding the warThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.The War Comes to A Close- In 1973 a Peace Agreement takes place in Paris to try to agree how to end the waro It was decided whether or not the Viet cong should have their position- In 1974 the North Vietnamese offer us the terms that they would end the war and return our prisoners if we withdrew our troops from Vietnamo They also agreed to stay in North Vietnamo We took the offer- By 1975 they took over South Vietnam- The public was not happy with the government, was indicated because less than 53% of the public were voting* What was America’s interest in the war? Why did we stay in so long?- 1) We were convinced in the Domino Effect- 2) No President wanted to have a losing war on their record (pride issue)- 3) We didn’t want the Russians to think that we were weak- 4) Help the country understand democracy- 5) We are trying to keep the French in line- 6) Businesses are making a lot of money because of the war- From the very beginning the Secretary of War realized this was not a winnable warJerald Ford- President from 1974-1976- Economy is in shambles- Tries to stabilize the economy- Tries cutting spending, didn’t work- Tries to poor money into the system- Mayaguez was seized by Cambodians, killed several Jimmy Carter- Democrat from the South- Was an engineer of the Navy- Offered us a new view- He brought morality to governmento He said he's a born again Christian- 1979 Iran is going through a revolutiono 1st thing they did was rush the American Embassy and captured the American diplomatso They held 53 hostages- We are getting close to war with Irano “Bomb Iran” song- Iran’s allow captives to leave and we back offRonald Reagan- President from 1980-1988- The election was close between Carter and Reagan- He is going to re-establish the rights- He was entertaining - Rise of the Conservativeso People turn to conservatismo People are moving from cities to suburbs o Country is moving in the right wing direction- Rival of Religiono Evangelical Christianity Every President has to say they are a born again Christiano Un-Orthodox Faiths- He pulled together the Conservative Movement by pulling together the Fiscals, Libertarians with the Social and the Hawks- The economy gets even worseo Emphasis on moneyo Movies start getting rated based on how much money it makes - Return to old American values- The downside: he swept away all restrictionso No restriction on EPA, banks, ect. Caused problems in 2008o Aids was starting to appear and he never spoke about itGeorge Bush- Democrat- Elected in


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