HIST 2620 1nd Edition Lecture 34 Outline of Last Lecture I. End of Vietnam II. WatergateOutline of Current Lecture II. Carter, Reagan and the end of the Cold WarCurrent LectureCarter, Raegan and the end of the Cold War -War Powers Act of 1973-passed by Congress over President Nixon's veto to increase congressional control over the executive branch in foreign policy matters, regarding to military actions; its central provision prohibited the Presidentfrom engaging in military actions for more than sixty days, unless Congress voted approval-Camp David Accords- took place at Camp David; agreements between Israel and Egypt that led to a peace treaty between those two countries, the first such treaty between Israel and any of its Arab neighbors. Brokered by U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian Pres. Anwar el-Sādāt and officially titled the “Framework for Peace in the Middle East,” -Panama Canal Treaty- treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos; contained two parts: one promised an end to U.S. control of the canal beginning in 2000; Panama was to take over operation and defense of the canal and the neutrality component of the treaty gave the U.S. permanent authority to defend the canal if it were placed under threat as a neutral water passage-Reagan Doctrine- provided overt and covert aid to anti-communist guerrillas and resistance movements in an effort to "roll back" Soviet-backed communistgovernments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; diminish Soviet influence in these regions as part of the administration's strategy-“Star Wars”- program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countriesThese 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.-Boland Amendment- aimed at limiting U.S. government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua; amendment outlawed U.S. assistance to the Contras for the purpose of overthrowing the Nicaraguan government, while allowing assistance for other purposes-Iran Contra Affairs- secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran; commitment to aid the contras who were conducting a guerrilla war against the Sandinista government of Nicaragua; to placate "moderates" within the Iranian government in order to secure the release of American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon and to influence Iranian foreign policy in a pro-Western
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