today we finished our presidential blog discussions and presented our cold war projects.
Nixon- Watergate-
-he tried to convince people that he was not a "crook" before he resigned a few months later
Gerald Ford-
-Nixons VP
-took over when Nixon resigned
-only VP and President to never be elected
-had 2 assassination attempts within 3 weeks
-was in the senate for nearly 25 years
-WIN called for Americans to reduce thier spending and consumption in an attempt to stop inflation
-he helped establish special education in schools
-much of his presidency was dominated by the Vietnam War
-Jimmy Carter defeated Ford in the 1976 election. it was a very close election
Cold War-
-Policy of Containment-
-was a policy that the US used to slow the spreading of communism
-it was created because the USSR was trying to spread communism to smaller countries in asia and europe
-used so the US could have a better influence on other countries
-Domino Effect- it showed that if communism started in one country, it would "knock a domino down" and spread to another country
-this led to our policy of containment
-WInston Curchill gave a speech called the iron curtain that explained the differences between communism and other forms of government
-it split Europe in two
-Marshall Plan- was a plan to make a difference in econmy by helping european countries and making them economically strong
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