1. Legacy of the Vietnam War• We lost the war. Up until Vietnam, the UnitedStates had no boundaries—We could achieveanything we wanted.• This was a reality check•…

1. President Richard Nixon-1968-1972 2. Foreign Policy• Nixon goes to China—first President to gothere since it had turned Communist. 3. Goes to Russia 4. Détente becomes…

Slide 1 The Presidency of Richard Nixon Slide 2 The Republican Resurgence ■In 1968, Republicans benefited from the Vietnam disaster & division in the Democratic party:…

Slide 1 1 – NIXON & WATERGATE Slide 2 ECONOMY NIXON Slide 3 STAGNANT ECONOMY By 1973 Inflation rate doubled Unemployment rate was up 50% Due to: Vietnam war Growing…

Slide 1 Slide 2 1968: The Year of Turmoil Slide 3 1968 ■1968 was one of the most turbulent years in U.S. history –Martin Luther King Jr. & Robert Kennedy were assassinated…

Nixon and Foreign Policy Nixon and Foreign Policy I. A New World 5 superpowers US, USSR, China, Japan, Euro Econ Community USSR & China not getting along (’69) Realpolitik…