How did the Cold War shape the American economy, society and politics from 1945 to 1992?
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lecture_text_chapter27-3.pptAmerica Under Stress, 1967-1976
Chapter 27
Johnson and the War
- Americanization of the Vietnam War
- Communism presented a direct challenge American interests
- President Johnson delayed because it was an election year
- Domino theory
- Tet Offensive
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- The Antiwar Movement
- In 1965, most Americans still supported the US role in Vietnam
- But the largely college-based opposition was more outspoken
- Operation Chaos
- Johnson’s circle of advisers also began to oppose war
Johnson and the War
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Tet and the 1968 Presidential Campaign
- The Tet Offensive
- Seriously weakened American support for the war
- The Changing of the Guard
- Johnson leadership was challenged
- decided not to run for re-election
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- The Election of 1968
- Vietnam War and anti-war protests became major issues
- Senator Robert Kennedy’s assassination
- Chicago Democratic Convention
- Television cameras
- SDS
Tet and the 1968 Presidential Campaign
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Defining the American Dream
- The Emergence of La Causa
- Latinos
- “the invisible minority”
- National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)
- Cesar Chavez
- Role of Youth
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- American Indian Activism
- Indians on and off reservations organized
- Indian Self-Determination and Education Act
- Gambling on reservations
- American Indian Movement (AIM)
Defining the American Dream
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Nixon and the World
- Vietnamization
- Nixon and Kissinger knew Vietnam was the most immediate problem
- Nixon Doctrine
- Nixon’s solution
- Cambodia
- War Powers Act
- Fall of Saigon
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- Modifying the Cold War
- Détente
- China was the key
- SALT I
- Soviet leader Brezhnev
- Latin America
- Chile
- Salvador Allende
Nixon and the World
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Nixon and the Domestic Agenda
- Nixon as Pragmatist
- Surprisingly liberal
- Battle with inflation
- “Philadelphia Plan”
- Building the Silent Majority
- Determined to expand and strengthen Republican Party
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- An Embattled President
- Convinced he was surrounded by enemies
- CREEP
- Watergate building
- “Saturday Night Massacre”
- Nixon resigned
- An Interim President
- Gerald Ford
Nixon and the Domestic Agenda
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