1. The 70’s-Today

2. Richard Nixon
Détente: easing up of the Cold War, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. got along better
SALT-Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty

3. Nixon + China
Nixon is the first to recognize China following the Communist Revolution

4. Watergate

5. Watergate Nixon was running for reelection in 1972
His aides illegally break into the Watergate Complex to get info on Nixon’s opponent, George McGovern
Nixon didn’t know about the initial break-in
Nixon did try to cover up the break-in
This is where he gets in trouble

6. Watergate Tapes Nixon kept tapes of all White House conversations
He was paranoid
The Senate demands the tapes
Nixon reluctantly hands the tapes over but there are 18 minutes missing
Nixon resigns on August 9, 1974

7. Gerald Ford
Replaces Nixon
Pardons Nixon
WIN
Whip inflation now

8. Jimmy Carter Replaces Ford in 1976
Was a southern peanut farmer from Georgia
Inherits a poor economy
Energy Crisis

10. Camp David Accords Carter’s big achievement
Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
Egypt becomes the first Arab nation to recognize Israel

12. 1980: Iranian Hostage Crisis
American are taken hostage in Iran
Carter takes a lot of heat for not getting them back
He loses the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan
Carter negotiates for their freedom but Reagan is Pres when they are freed
Reagan gets the credit

14. Ronald Reagan 1980-1988 The 80’s a time of selfishness
Reaganomics: Supply Side Economics, Trickle Down Economics; tax breaks for the rich…will provide more jobs and opportunity for everyone else
Reagan is the anti-Roosevelt; he hates government programs and handouts, thinks that they destroy individual iniative

17. Reagan & Star Wars
Missile Defense System

19. Regan was Pro-Cold War
The Cold war was extremely intense during his early Presidency
Eventually the Soviet Union broke down
Reagan gets a lot of credit for this

20. Reagan and Latin America
Reagan often interfered in Latin America
El Salvador-arms and advisors to overthrow communism
Nicaragua-supported the anti-Communist Contra movement
Granada-US invaded in 1983 to stop a Communist takeover

21. Iran Contra Affair
Regan's govt secretly and illegally sold weapons to Iran and then secretly sent the $ to finance the Contras
This scandal like many others shows a lack of faith in gov’t

23. 1989 Cold War Ends
Fall of the Soviet Union
Fall of the Communist Bloc

24. George Bush

25. Bush
First Gulf War
S&L Scandal

26. Bill Clinton

27. Clinton Monica Lewinski Scandal
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement, eliminated tariffs and trade restrictions between the U.S., Canada and Mexico

28. 2000 Election
Bush defeats Gore