Unit #13 DBQ
Kayla Dixon
Gilpin
Unit #13 DBQ
1 April 2014
During the late 1960's and the early 1970's, domestic and foreign issues grew for the United States. Nixon's presidency began in the midst of the Cold War and the Vietnam War. His policy for war was peace by gradually pulling American troops out of the countries they were stationed in. Domestic challenges such as inflation, the Civil Rights Movement, and eventually the Watergate Scandal received similar solutions. Nixon established many policies such as the 90 day freeze on all wages and prices to better the economy and the National Environmental Policy Act as well as the EPA to help the environment. The United States faced many international challenges, Cold War and Vietnam War, as well as domestic challenges, inflation and civil rights, during 1968 and 1974. The United States was in the middle of domestic and worldly disputes when Nixon was elected president (Doc A). The Vietnam War was the war that most publicized. It was the first war to be televised, making it possible for every citizen of America to see the brutality of the war and of the soldiers there. The war turned Americans against the idea of war (Doc D). Nixon wanted peace and an end to the Vietnam War (Doc B). He eventually began withdrawing American troops from Vietnam in hopes of peace. As a result, her began withdrawing all American soldiers from other countries where they were stationed such as Southeast Asia. This was part of the Nixon Doctrine. He proposed that the United States would provide weapons and money for these countries but not soldiers. Each foreign challenge created a different problem for America domestically. Domestic issues in the United States stemmed from the U.S.'s foreign issues. Because of the Vietnam War and the oil embargo, America's economy reached inflation (Doc C). The war used a majority of America's money for its troops as well as supplying other countries that need America's help. The oil embargo by the Arab
Gilpin
Unit #13 DBQ
1 April 2014
During the late 1960's and the early 1970's, domestic and foreign issues grew for the United States. Nixon's presidency began in the midst of the Cold War and the Vietnam War. His policy for war was peace by gradually pulling American troops out of the countries they were stationed in. Domestic challenges such as inflation, the Civil Rights Movement, and eventually the Watergate Scandal received similar solutions. Nixon established many policies such as the 90 day freeze on all wages and prices to better the economy and the National Environmental Policy Act as well as the EPA to help the environment. The United States faced many international challenges, Cold War and Vietnam War, as well as domestic challenges, inflation and civil rights, during 1968 and 1974. The United States was in the middle of domestic and worldly disputes when Nixon was elected president (Doc A). The Vietnam War was the war that most publicized. It was the first war to be televised, making it possible for every citizen of America to see the brutality of the war and of the soldiers there. The war turned Americans against the idea of war (Doc D). Nixon wanted peace and an end to the Vietnam War (Doc B). He eventually began withdrawing American troops from Vietnam in hopes of peace. As a result, her began withdrawing all American soldiers from other countries where they were stationed such as Southeast Asia. This was part of the Nixon Doctrine. He proposed that the United States would provide weapons and money for these countries but not soldiers. Each foreign challenge created a different problem for America domestically. Domestic issues in the United States stemmed from the U.S.'s foreign issues. Because of the Vietnam War and the oil embargo, America's economy reached inflation (Doc C). The war used a majority of America's money for its troops as well as supplying other countries that need America's help. The oil embargo by the Arab