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America: 1960s  2000s

America: 1960s  2000s. What You Gotta Know !. Imagine - The Beatles - John Lennon – YouTube Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence 1966 live – YouTube Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (ORIGINAL) - YouTube. Top 10 Walter Cronkite Moments: JFK, Vietnam, Watergate - YouTube.

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America: 1960s  2000s

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  1. America: 1960s 2000s What You Gotta Know!

  2. Imagine - The Beatles - John Lennon – YouTube • Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence 1966 live – YouTube • Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (ORIGINAL) - YouTube

  3. Top 10 Walter Cronkite Moments: JFK, Vietnam, Watergate - YouTube Top 10 Moments of Walter Cronkite….and the US during the 60s-80s

  4. President from 1968-1974 • Elected to two terms; only served 1 full term • Only President to resign from office • Served as a Representative, Senator, and Vice-President • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/630a7dc7-ec7d-480b-8be5-fa349e49b08d/richard-nixon-60-second-presidents/ Nixon Years

  5. New Federalism • Thought the federal government was too large • Asked to give federal government to states; let them to best decide how to use it  revenue sharing • Civil Rights • Southern Strategy – regain support in the South • Slow down in FORCED segregation; Opposed busing • Supported affirmative action; included women in this, especially in regards to hiring and jobs • Other Domestic Issues • Wanted to be tough on crime and drugs • Signed OSHA (Occupational Health & Safety Administration) into law • Clean Air Act • Worked to establish Environmental Protection Agency • Increased funding for food stamps & social security Domestic Policies

  6. July 1969 • Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed on the moon • Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon – July 20, 1969 • Cronkite Anchors First Moonwalk - YouTube Apollo 11

  7. Cold War & Tension with Soviet Union • Détente – policy that called for the ease of Cold War tensions • SALT I- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks- to discuss a slowdown in the creation and collection of weapons • China • Surprised Americans by trying to create a friendly relationship with China (new Communist nation; but an enemy of the Soviet Union) • Middle East • Nations in Middle East (all members of OPEC- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) imposed an oil embargo and refused to sell oil to U.S. after we supported war with Israel • Caused an energy crisis in 1973 – we had been importing 1/3 of oil • Gas was a scare commodity, prices soared Foreign Relations

  8. 1972- a group with connections to Nixon’s advisors in his re-election campaign broke into the Democratic National Convention office in D.C to try to find secrets in their campaign • Nixon, once re-elected, started an investigation into the scandal • Many resigned their jobs after it being discovered they had connections • “No white-wash at the Whitehouse” • Senate started their own investigation to determine how much President Nixon knew • Aide told Senate that Nixon had recorded tapes of all conversations in Oval Office • Nixon refused to give up tapes, claimed executive privilege; fires prosecutor on the case; “I’m not a crook!” • Some transcripts were released in 1974; 18 minutes of tape missing; Senate votes to force all tapes over & talks on impeachment • Nixon resigns on August 8, 1974President Richard Nixon - Address Announcing Resignation - YouTube THE Scandal - Watergate

  9. First Moon Landing 1969 – YouTube • President Richard Nixon - Address Announcing Resignation – YouTube

  10. apollo 11

  11. Nixon’s VP- Spiro Agnew- had resigned for other scandals • Republican leader in House – Gerald R. Ford- is picked to be new VP • Ford becomes President after Nixon’s resignation • First person to ever become President who wasn’t elected President or Vice President • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/741251e8-b980-477c-8f26-c49d01bb65e8/gerald-ford-60-second-presidents/ • 1974-1976 Ford Years

  12. "I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your president with your prayers” • Pardoned Nixon of all charges against him during his time as President • President during fall of Saigon – many blamed him for the failure in Vietnam • Had to deal with issues in Cambodia • MAJOR economic turmoil • WIN – Whip Inflation Now • Unemployment was high Ford as President

  13. 1977-1981 • Served 1 term • Former Governor of Georgia • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/d90d5c84-abf0-49f1-b062-5c6202741732/jimmy-carter-60-second-presidents/ Carter Years

  14. Energy • Created Department of Energy • Another energy crisis – 1977 & 1979 – oil prices soared • Encouraged Americans to conserve energy resources & to lessen dependence on foreign oil • Environment • Conservation of land in Alaska • Three Mile Island Incident – radiation escapes from nuclear plant accident • Created Department of Education • Had to deal with increasing economic turmoil during his entire term Domestic Policies

  15. SALT II – 1979- Talks with Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons • Camp David Accords- 1978 • Met with leaders of Egypt and Israel • Agreed to negotiate peace • 1980 Olympics • Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan • Placed a grain embargo on Soviet Union & boycotted Olympics • To American people seemed to hurt them as much as Soviet Union • Iran Hostage Crisis • November 1979- mob attacked American embassy in Tehran, Iran; took Americans hostage • Failed to negotiate and military failure -- Carter seen was weak • Negative attention • Gave Panama Canal to Panama – barely passed Congress- to many, looked as if America was losing influence • Recognized Communist Republic in China Foreign Relations

  16. 1980- 1988 • Former Governor of California • Nationwide fame for his acting career • 70 years old when he took office • Served two full terms; overwhelmingly re-elected in 1984 • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/c38a89f7-72b7-4fe3-972c-c38a79b15457/ronald-reagan-60-second-presidents/ Reagan Years

  17. New Right • Conservatism • Promised a return to simpler times of low taxes, smaller gov’t, strong military, and conservative moral values • Reagonomics • Plan to revive the economy • Took office with a 7.5% unemployment; 12.5% inflation rate • Large tax cuts; cut federal budget • Increased military spending, but cut non-military programs • Supply side economics and laissez-faire policies • Overall success during his two terms; unemployment & inflation dropped; recession in 1981, stock market crash in 1987, some claimed only helped wealthy Domestic Policies

  18. Escalated Cold War • Would not accommodate communism  END IT! • Increased military spending  nuclear weapons, SDI (shield) • New Soviet leader – Mikhail Gorbachev – wanted to make peace with United States; met with Reagan several times throughout 1985-1988 • “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” • Reagan - Tear Down This Wall - YouTube • Berlin Walls finally falls in 1989; Soviet Union will collapse shortly after • Signed INF (Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty – drastically reduced nuclear weapons Foreign Policies

  19. Challenger Disaster Live on CNN - YouTube

  20. 1988-1992 • Reagan’s Vice President • Record low voter turnout in 1988 • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/79f1b2b0-3464-4c10-81ee-12133d8013b7/george-h-w-bush-60-second-presidents/ George H.W. Bush Years

  21. Domestic Policies • Promised ‘no new taxes!’ in campaign • Had to break promises and raise revenue taxes to accommodate for the excessive budget deficit and spending • Economic troubles plagued his presidency • Foreign Policies • Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) with Soviet Union in 1991 • Cold War finally ends with the break up of Soviet Union in 1991 • August 1990- Saddam Hussein (Iraq) invaded Kuwait ; we disapprove • 1991- Congress approved the use of military force to help Kuwait – to protect American interests aboard • Operation Desert Storm Bush Presidency

  22. 1992-2000 • Served two full terms • Famous scandal marred his presidency in which the US experienced an economic boom • First Democrat in office since Carter in 1976 • Former Arkansas Governor • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/3ca16209-acd4-4823-b56c-7b93366f9fe3/bill-clinton-60-second-presidents/ Clinton Years

  23. Domestic Policies • Campaigned on a promise to be a protector of middle class- tax cuts, etc • Raised taxes; welfare reform; wanted health-care reform – didn’t get it • Scandals • Whitewater- real estate scandal with illegal loans • Accused of sexual harassment while governor by Paula Jones • Affair with White House Intern- Monica Lewinsky • Impeachment • Accused of lying under oath • Tried for impeachment by House of Representatives – impeached by House; not by Senate • Foreign Relations • Oslo Accords- peace agreement b/t Israel and Palestine • NAFTA- North American Free Trade Agreement Clinton Years

  24. George W. Bush (son of former President George H.W. Bush) is elected in 2000 – serves 2 terms • Voting irregularities caused by paper ballots (chads) caused the presidency to be decided by the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore • Had to deal with first foreign attack (9/11) on American soil since Pearl Harbor • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/6e103a1b-62fc-4f19-896d-ee8924509647/george-w-bush-60-second-presidents/ • Barack Obama (first minority elected President) is elected President in 2008 • President Obama re-elected in 2012 • http://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/65951624-fb01-41d6-9ebe-a6628738fcbb/barack-obama-60-second-presidents/ Modern U.S.

  25. The Crisis of Credit Visualized - HD - YouTube

  26. Obama Victory Speech - : Speech... - YouTube

  27. * Legislation • o American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009 • o Affordable Care Act • o Job Creation Act 2010 • o Repelled Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell • * Foreign Policy • o End Involvement in Iraq War • o Troops still in Afghanistan • o Successful mission that killed Osama bin Laden • o Troops sent to Libya

  28. Trump Era • * Mexican border (Wall?) • * MOAB and bombing Syria • * Alternative facts • * “Muslim” Travel Ban • * Twitter usage

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