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Unit 8: Vietnam and the 1960s-70s PowerPoint #2

Unit 8: Vietnam and the 1960s-70s PowerPoint #2. Daily Essential Questions:. How did the counterculture and the expanding rights revolution of the 1960s and 1970s influence American society? How did Nixon impact domestic and Cold War policy?

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Unit 8: Vietnam and the 1960s-70s PowerPoint #2

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  1. Unit 8: Vietnam and the 1960s-70sPowerPoint #2

  2. Daily Essential Questions: • How did the counterculture and the expanding rights revolution of the 1960s and 1970s influence American society? • How did Nixon impact domestic and Cold War policy? • What were the key events during the Ford and Carter presidencies?

  3. EQ #1. How did the counterculture and the expanding rights revolution of the 1960s and 1970s influence US society? 1. Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement led to a period of social revolution as the new generation questioned social norms and challenged traditional ideas.

  4. 2. Counterculture movement - is a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society. Ex: Hippies • Woodstock- festival in which hundreds of thousands came to promote peace, listen to music, use drugs, and engage in immoral behavior – opposite of the norm! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY Jimi Hendrix

  5. 3. Migrant Workers and American Indian Movement • United Farm Workers- (UFW)- founded by Cesar Chavez- supports rights of migrant farm workers (mainly Hispanics) • Used non-violence like Dr. King • AIM- American Indian Movement- fought for rights of Native Americans- used militant tactics but succeeded in drawing attention to Native American plight

  6. 4. Women’s Movement • Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique that suggests that the idea of a woman being happy and fulfilled as a homemaker was a myth. • Women’s Movement- rejected traditional gender roles and advocated equality between men and women. • NOW- National Organization for Women- devoted to political activism and promoting feminist causes.

  7. Good wife Guide (1955) • Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed. • Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. • Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it. • Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables. • During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction. • Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet. • Be happy to see him. • Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him. • Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours. • Don't greet him with complaints and problems. • Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work. • Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

  8. The Feminine Mystique • No other road to fulfillment was offered to American women in the middle of the 20th century. Most adjusted to their role and suffered or ignored the problem that has no name. It can be less painful for a woman not to hear the strange, dissatisfied voice stirring within her. • Gradually I came to realize that the problem that has no name was shared by countless women in America. Just what was this problem that has no name? What were the words women used when they tried to express it? Sometimes a woman would say "I feel empty somehow ... incomplete." Or she would say, "I feel as if I don't exist." Sometimes she blotted out the feeling with a tranquillizer. Sometimes she thought the problem was with her husband or her children, or that what she really needed was to redecorate her house or move to a better neighborhood, or have an affair, or another baby. • If I am right, this problem stirring in the minds of so many American women today is not a matter of loss of femininity or too much education, or the demands of domesticity. It is far more important than anyone recognizes. It may well be the key to our future as a nation and a culture. We can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: "I want something more than my husband and my children and my home."

  9. ERA – Equal Rights Amendment • Proposed amendment to the constitution first passed by Congress in 1971 but never ratified by states • The goal was to outlaw discrimination based on gender.

  10. EQ #2. How did Nixon impact domestic and Cold War policy? 1. Cold War (not including Vietnam) • Nixon and Henry Kissinger (Sec. of State) - advocated Détente-easing of tensions that existed btw the US and foreign nations through diplomacy rather than intimidation and force (brinkmanship). • Signed by US and USSR - SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)- 1972 limit development of certain nuclear weapons

  11. 2. Domestic Policies and Issues • New Federalism -Nixon wanted to decrease size of Federal gov’t - would share power with state & local gov’t - revenue sharing: state & local gov’t could spend their federal $$ as they wanted • Stagflation - rare economic occurrence/recession - unemployment and inflation rise at same time - Nixon tries to fix but results in market crash • Credibility Gap – people doubting govt. and presidency. What govt said was different from news.

  12. Oil Embargo – 1973 - OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)- imposed an embargo which they refused to sell oil to US bc the US backed Israel during the Egypt and Syrian war. • Led to high gas prices and more economic hardship • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlWmJt8O8Kw What is OPEC • EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) • Responsible for setting and enforcing national pollution control standards for clean air and water. • Watergate Scandal

  13. What happened as a result of the Watergate Scandal? Watergate is the name of an office building in D.C. • The DNC (Democratic National Committee) offices were located there. • 1972 - 5 men broke in to photograph, steal strategy info. and wiretap the office. A guard caught them. • Cover up quickly began… - shredding papers - bribing for silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmnSMlAstMc Forest Gump Watergate Scene

  14. Watergate cont.. 4. Woodward and Bernstein • Washington Post reporters kept digging into the story • Got information from a mysterious informant, Deep Throat 5. Huge scandal uncovered and in March 1974, seven presidential aids were indicted. 6. Nixon claims “I am not a crook.” 7. White House tape transcripts are released (some parts were missing) revealing enough of a connection.

  15. Watergate cont.. 8. Impeachment process begins - July. 1974 9. Nixon resigns on Aug. 8, 1974. • Major Effect of Watergate: - added to the American publics distrust of the gov’t & politicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnmriyXYeg 6min

  16. EQ #3. What were the key events during the Ford and Carter presidencies? 1. Gerald Ford Becomes President Appointed VP and then assumed presidency when Nixon resigned. • 25th amendment - if office of VP is vacant, Pres. appoints replacement • Continued SALTand signed the Helsinki Accords- Pledge that US and USSR would cooperate economically, respect boundaries, promote human rights. • WIN - “whip inflation now” to help with stagflation • Americans to save rather than spend, conserve fuel, plant gardens, etc. Recreate patriotism from WWII. • Did not help much.

  17. 2. Jimmy Carter wins 1976 election. • Ran on platform of “Washington outsider” and not “corrupt” politician. • SALT II - further limits the production of nuclear arms in US and USSR • Soviets invade Afghanistan- turns US+USSR relations sour again. Carter implements grain embargo of USSR and SALT II fails. Also boycotts Olympic games in Summer 1980 in Moscow. • Panama Canal Treaty • Energy Crisis • Camp David Accords • Iran Hostage Crisis • Three Mile Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riAZ9d9VikQ

  18. What were the Camp David Accords? • Carter invites Anwar Sadat (Egypt's pres.) and Menachem Begin (Israel’s PM) to Camp David to continue peace talks. • Two leaders sign Camp David Accords on Sept 17, 1978. • Peace treaty btw Egypt, Syria and Israel so Israel withdraws from territories taken in previous war.

  19. What happened during the Iranian Hostage Crisis? 1979 • US had good relations with the Shah of Iran. Revolution started and the Shah fled. • Country was taken over by Ayatollah Khomeini (strict Muslim law). • Carter allows Shah to come to US. • Iranians were enraged and take 66 hostages at US embassy in Tehran (capital). • Iranian Hostage Crisis • Iranians want Shah and Carter refused. Attempted diplomatic negotiations. • Military coup failed, killing 8 US soldiers. • Shah dies of cancer and both sides reach an agreement to release hostages – 1981 (day Pres. Reagan is inaugurated.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-WgNf6mn2k History 4in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW3WfSFgrVY argo trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rs01R9MxMA hostages come home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9COJXrrHHQ&list=PL-pZJC3aDIHGn5a-7RxNkBP9TQ4PeF63U abc news from 1979

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