Passage to a New Century Part I Nixon - Ford - Carter

1. Passage to a New Century Part I Nixon - Ford - Carter

2. Nixon Administration 1968-1973

3. Domestic Issues *High Unemployment *High Inflation *Welfare Reform *Clean Up Environment *Energy Crisis *Busing

4. Historical Spotlight During President Nixon’s first term, the Twenty-sixth Amendment was ratified in 1971, extending voting rights to Americans 18 years or older.

5. World Affairs *Détente *Salt Treaty *Nixon visits Moscow and China

6. Historical Spotlight On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. “That’s one small step for man,” Armstrong said, “one giant leap for mankind.”

7. Watergate A scandal arising from the Nixon administration’s attempt to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex.

8. Television Reflects American Life 1968-1980 Social Values Diversity Educational Programming Independent Women Cultural Identity

9. Ford Tries to Reunite the Nation *Unelected President *Pardoned President Nixon *“Whip Inflation Now” Program *Helsinki Accords Cambodian Communists seized an unarmed U.S. cargo ship, the Mayaguez, in 1975. Ford called the action piracy and sent U.S. Marines to free the vessel and its crew. Gerald R. Ford

10. Did You Know? Gerald Ford played football at the University of Michigan from 1932-1934.

11. Jimmy Carter 1976-1980 Domestic Issues *Energy Crisis *Worsening Inflation *Nuclear Power *Civil Rights

12. Historical Spotlight The Trans-Atlantic Pipeline, stretching across hundreds of miles of tundra, was completed in 1977.

13. Science and Technology On March 28, 1979, Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, PA, was the sight of a nuclear accident. The partial melt- down of the reactor core caused wide- spread concern about nuclear power throughout the American public.

14. The King is Gone On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Memphis, TN home.

15. Did You Know? Jimmy Carter…. *Was the first president born in a hospital. *Graduated from the Naval Academy. *Could read 2000 wpm. *Became a millionaire in the peanut industry. *Was the first president sworn in using nickname. *Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

16. Carter and Foreign Affairs In 1977, the U.S. agreed to turn over control of the Panama Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999. Carter called for strong diplomatic and economic pressure on countries that violate human rights.

17. In 1978, Carter brokered an historic peace agreement between Israel and Egypt known as the Camp David Accords. In 1979, Iranian rebels led by the Ayatollah Khomeini seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 American hostages for 444 days.

18. 1970’s Nuts and Bolts Powered by strong beats on records spun by disc jockeys, disco music got Americans dancing in the 1970s. Dressed up in polyester and silk, people boogied at nightclubs beneath colored strobe lights and mirrored balls. During the 1970s, the yellow smiley face became an omnipresent symbol of happiness and good cheer. This perky design appealed to all ages and appeared on everything from buttons and cookie jars to neckties and sleeping bags

19. Historic Decisons Of The Supreme Court Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) In 1973, Allan Bakke, a white male, was denied admission into medical school. He sued arguing that he had been discriminated against on the basis of his race. The Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas were unconstitutional, but that schools could still consider race as a factor in admissions.

20. Historical Spotlight In 1979, Soviet troops invaded the country of Afghanistan. When they refused to withdraw, Carter cut grain sales to the Soviet Union and announced a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.