Each day that goes by holds something different than what yesterday or tomorrow olds. Therefore each year always contains something different than what last year or next year contains. Some things are repeated but not all. That is why this paper will be different than if I was writing about the 1960’s or the 1980’s. The political climate of the 1970’s actually turns out to be quiet interesting. It is interesting to hear about the Vietnam War and about the Watergate scandal that went on. It is also
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Study Guide 1. Truman foreign policy between 1945-1952- I-Aid to Greece and Turkey to defend against communist pressure S- Support free people resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. 2. U.S. economic expansion post-WWII- I-Savings from WWII‚ expansion defense spending‚ improved technology‚ baby boom‚ expansion of consumer society. 3. 1950’s Red Scare- I-Fear of communist spies undermining the gov’t and misdirecting foreign policy 4. American
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Productivity: Slumped after the economic boom 25 years after WWI Inflation: Fed by rising oil prices and Great Society/Vietnam funding w/o tax increases Vietnamization: Withdrawing 540k troops from South Vietnam‚ while training Vietnamese to fight Nixon Doctrine: A doctrine that stated that the United States would stay true to all of their existing defense commitments but Asian and other countries would not be able to rely on large bodies of American troops for support in the future. Vietnam moratorium
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anyway‚ they lost the elections. In 1958 he won reelection in Massachusetts by 875‚000 votes‚ the largest majority in the state’s history. He was elected for president in November 1960‚ after a less than easy election contest. He defeated Richard Nixon and became the youngest (43) to be elected to the White House in American history ’till then. In contrast to Al Smith in 1928 (first Catholic presidential candidate) Kennedy was elected despite of being Catholic. The 35th‚ first Catholic‚ president
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Furthermore‚ the decreasing numbers of US troops sent to war each year (DOC. 6) bolstered public support for the government in the early 1970s. Along with Vietnamization‚ Nixon’s policies inspired by détente such as the SALT I proved to be popular to the Americans of the late 1900s. The accomplishments of the Nixon administration in reducing the damages imposed by US involvement in war were undoubtedly successful. These triumphs‚ however‚ foreshadow the impediments that inevitably came‚ difficulties that
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Harry Truman Years in Office: 8 | Term: 1945 - 1953 | Political Party: Democrat Domestic Affairs - Dismissed MacArthur during Korean War - Ordered desegregation of military - Executive Order 9835 - GI Bill of Rights Foreign Policy - Containment: prevent spread of Communism - Authorized atomic bomb usage - Potsdam Conference‚ Marshall Plan‚ NATO - Truman Doctrine - Korean War – domino theory – contain communism at all costs - Recognized Israel as a country Trivia - The S in Harry
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Ronald Reagan had a very successful life. He was the 40th president of the United States (1981-1989). He was an actor for 30 years before he became involved with politics and starred in more than 50 movies. Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911 in Tampico‚ Illinois. Reagan was raised by his traveling shoe salesman father John Reagan‚ and his mother Nelle. John was an alcoholic and was saved from the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration. Reagan was strongly influenced by his mother
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1. Describe the Truman Doctrine of 1947 and the components of Truman’s Containment Policy. Truman Doctrine of 1947: support free people that resist communism Truman’s containment policy: -Marshall Plan: provide extensive aid from US to European countries in exchange for economic revival‚ free institutions‚ and power over money control. It was supported by George Marshall (secretary of state). -Truman Doctrine -NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): 12 nations enter in treaty for collective
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and Richard M. Nixon are tragic hero’s for these reasons. Macbeth is a tragic hero because he is capable of greatness he was born into a wealth family. Macbeth is the thane of Glamis and is a good general. King Duncan rewarded him for be so loyal to Scotland and for being brave in the battle against Norway and gave him the title thane of Cawdor. Richard Nixon is also tragic hero in some ways he is different from Macbeth and in other ways‚ he is the same as Macbeth. Richard Nixon unlike Macbeth was
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1. During the 1950s‚ why did the president Eisenhower use the “middle path”? What is McCarthyism and what are the impacts? Did McCarthyism influence the relationship between China and United States? Explain what is “middle path”;In American political culture‚ those who describe themselves as “middle of the road” are often portrayed as unwilling to take a stand or lacking in political sophistication. This was not the case with Eisenhower‚ whose “middle way” was the result of careful consideration
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