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The Early 1970s. Kent Chronicles December 2012. Presidents of the early 70s. Kent State Shooting. Nixon’s Foreign Policy Prowess. China SALT Withdrawal from of Vietnam “Peace with Honor”. Watergate.
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The Early 1970s Kent Chronicles December 2012
Nixon’s Foreign Policy Prowess • China • SALT • Withdrawal from of Vietnam • “Peace with Honor”
Watergate • 1972 break-in of the Watergate Hotel, then the headquarters for the Democratic National Committee in Washington DC by five men.
Pardon me? • Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974. • Ford pardoned him on September 8, 1974. • Too soon?
Meanwhile, in the Middle East • 1972 Olympic Games Massacre in Munich • Yom kippur War
Oil Embargo • Stagflation: Stagnant economy and rising inflation • High unemployment