last assigned blog topic-- WWII Vets returning (adjustments they had to make) GI Bill, Baby Boom, etc.
then we talked about the death of Osama Bin Laden!
OBL was the leader of Al Qaeda. we invaded and they wanted us out, so they put together a terrorist group.
he was very difficult to find, president bush was unsuccessful in finding him after looking for 8 years.
President Richard Nixon
positive things--
promised to end Vietnam war and he did.
environmental decade
-environmental protection agency (EPA) established
-first president to really do something about the environment
war on drugs
integration of schools in the south especially
supported affirmative action
equal employment opportunity act- cannot discriminate at the workplace
Title IX-prohibits gender discrimination in all federally funded schools (sports)
US astronauts landed on the moon
Nixon approved the development of NASA's Space Shuttle program
in 1972 President Nixon went to China to where the president was to have direct talks with Zedong and En-lai
as a result of the China trip, we started recognizing Taiwan as part of Communist China.
also went to the Soviet Union. -> SALT I: limiting nuclear weapons. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was signed which banned the development of systems designed to intercept incoming missiles.
this led to a new era of "eaceful co-existence" and detente (easing of tensions) with the USSR.
supported/helped Israel.. middle east countries didn't like this and wouldn't trade oil with us.
bad thingss.
abortion was legalized during his presidency (Roe v. Wade)
WATERGATE-5 men were caught breaking into democratic party headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC to find dirt on democratic party
1972 election. nixon won by a LOT. mcgovern won 1 state and DC
nixon was paranoid about people being out to get him, so he set up organizations that ensured he was re-elected. set up plumbers which tried to stop press leaks by any means necessary.
dirty tricks-played dirty tricks on candidates
pretty much a rigged election.
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