1. Richard Nixon

2. Vietnam Campaign promise: End US involvement in Vietnam Vietnamization
War spread to Cambodia
Protests at home (My Lai, Pentagon Papers, Kent State)
US pulls out in October, 1972

3. Détente Recognized People’s Republic of China Trade
Wedge between China & USSR
North Vietnam
Ping Pong Diplomacy (p. 878)

4. USSR SALT I Treaty Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
To limit long-range (intercontinental missiles) capable of carrying nuclear weapons

5. Domestic Issues “Silent Majority” Legislation Economy
Middle America, conservative
Legislation
OSHA, DEA, EPA, Clean Air & Clean Water Acts
Economy
Stagflation
Caused by budget deficit (Vietnam, Great Society), foreign competition, OPEC
Southern Strategy
Winning over Southern whites…moratorium on forced busing
Watergate