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Welcome. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute May 16, 2012 U.S. History Mr. Green. Agenda/Topics To Be Covered. The students will summarize the 1970’s by creating a time line of major domestic and foreign policy events

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  1. Welcome Baltimore Polytechnic Institute May 16, 2012 U.S. History Mr. Green

  2. Agenda/Topics To Be Covered The students will summarize the 1970’s by creating a time line of major domestic and foreign policy events Announcement: Quizzes will be used to assess your learning until the finals Drill: 1. Define New Federalism on page 786. 2. What effect might New Federalism have on who controls government programs? Motivation: What is a political conservative? How would you define a political conservative?

  3. The Nixon Administration pages 786-792 New Federalism Distribute a portion of federal power to state and local governments revenue sharing Nixon supported increases in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Used impounding to withhold funds Nixon went after his enemies Southern Strategy Nixon did not support bussing limited integration Stagflation-rising inflation and unemployment OPEC Nixon used price controls Foreign Policy realpolitik-realistic politics détente-easing Cold War tensions China/USSR visits

  4. Watergate: Nixon’s Downfall Nixon relied on 4 advisors June 17, 1972 at 2:30a.m. Initiated by CREEP Nixon became obsessed with event Not an issue in the 72 election-Nixon re-elected Trial of the burglary revealed information Senate investigated in summer of 73 Tape recordings of the Whitehouse Saturday night massacre Nixon releases the tapes and resigns on August 8, 1974

  5. The Ford and Carter Years Ford becomes President when Nixon resigned Ford pardoned Nixon on Sept 8, 1974 Ford attempts to WHIP inflation now Carter wins in 1976 focuses on the energy crisis Iranian hostage crisis and revolution Bakke decision in 1978 ended racial quotas Carter focused on Human rights in foreign policy gave the Panama Canal to Panama Camp David Accords-Israel and Egypt

  6. Environmental Activism Rachel Carson writes Silent Spring, attacking the use of pesticides government outlawed DDT in 1972 Earth Day EPA created in 1970 3 Mile Island-1979

  7. Independent Work On page 814, answer questions from each section. You may pick 2 for section 1, pick 1 for section 2, pick 2 for section 3, and you may pick 1 for section 4.

  8. Wrap-Up Summarize the events that led to U.S. escalation in the Vietnam Conflict

  9. Homework 1. Read Chapter 23

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