Z34-1970s


 * **1970s PRESENTATIONS **
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 * Explain YOUR cultural topic(s) and how/why they are significant to the decade
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 * 1970s ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS: **
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**1.** What issues influenced Americans’ opinions of the War in Vietnam? ANSWER:
 * Draft
 * arguments against US intervention
 * reaction to media portrayal of deviation in Southeast Asia
 * opposition to chemical warfare
 * high death tolls
 * no country has a right to interfere with another country
 * enemy was still fighting
 * large number of South Vietnamese had joined the Vietcong
 * Invasion of Cambodia

2. “Doves” opposed the war in Vietnam on the following grounds A. Vietnam was not crucial to national security B. fear that the U.S. would resort to using nuclear weapons in Vietnam C. the U.S. was fighting against the wishes of the majority of Vietnamese. D. all war is wrong E. all of the above

Answer: "Doves" were American that protested the war in Vietnam. They felt that the war was not crucial to national security because Vietnam had nothing to do with American trade to Asia. They also feared that because the war was dragging on the US would resort to nuclear warfare, and they did not want another Cold War.

3. One of the practical reasons for protesting the Vietnam War was the belief that A. the war could not be won B. no country has the right to interfere in the government of another C. the Vietnamese people had suffered unfairly D. the logic driving the Cold War was fundamentally unsound.

Answer: People felt that no country had a right to interfere in the government of another country because they felt that the US was taking away the rights of other people.

4. What were the results of the Vietnam War? ANSWER: In the US the war became very unpopular so in 1973 North Vietnam and US signed a agreement to cease- fire. The US started to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. Nixon televised a speech stating the policy of "Vietnamization". This policy was stating that US was withdrawing from the war and not declaring a surrender. The US left Vietnam feeling the same way they felt before they got there. The US was uncertain on about the condition in Vietnam. Sadly, South Vietnam had a uncondtional surrender and North Vietnam gained control over South Vietnam again. North Vietnam formed a communist rule. 58,000 American deathes, 1 million North Vietnamese deathes, and 500,000 South Vietnamese soldiers and civilian deathes. Vietnam environment was destroy from the US bombing.
 * The picture shows the boundaries between North and South Vietnam before North Vietnam took over.

5. Why did the United States reject North Vietnam’s peace plan in October 1972? A. it called for a pullout of all foreign troops B. it called for the United States to take full blame for the war C. it did not include plans for a cease fire D. it would have meant a loss of power for South Vietnam’s president
 * The first peace plan was rejected because North Vietnam would remain in positions of the South and the US did not want North Vietnam to take over the South. Also North Vietnam would make the country communist and US was scared of the spread of Communism.

6. Richard Nixon's strategy for ending American involvement in the Vietnam War entailed A. immediate withdrawal of all American combat troops and a formal surrender B. turning the war over to the South Vietnamese army after an appropriate period of military training C. involving the United Nations in a peacekeeping role before American withdrawal from the region D. using nuclear weapons to weaken the North Vietnamese prior to American withdrawal E. giving the North American Treaty Organization primary responsibility for continuing the war against the communists in the North 7. Describe the long-term significance of the war in Vietnam. ANSWER: Post-truamatic stressdisorder was prevalent in many veterans. Also many health issue arrived because of the usage of herbicides such as Agent Orange. These health issue appeared in US veterans and citizens of Vietnam. Health issues included mutations, greater chance of having cancer, and illnesses. Vietnam still suffers from land mines, unexploded bombs, and other unknown dangers.
 * Nixon knew if he did not try to develop South Vietnam's troops than North Vietnam would take over and make VIetnam a communist country. Nixon was all about containment so he had to try his best to stop North Vietnam from taking control over South Vietnam.


 * (First Picture)Several children in Vietnam were born with some kind of mutation from the chemicals used.
 * (Second Picture) The Vietnam environment was destroyed for many years because of the war.

8. What were President Nixon’s foreign policy achievements and mistakes? ANSWER:

Achievements:


 * Nixon Doctrine(Guam Doctrine)- would support democratic third world nations, provide them with financial and military aid
 * Called for cease fire in Vietnam later that year
 * 1969 Nixon removed 25,000 American troops from Vietnam
 * Nixon was the first president to go and open trade with China
 * Made better relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union
 * Soviets and U.S. signed a mutual agreement in 1972 that Nuclear Missiles would not be used
 * Called the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABMT)





http://www.helium.com/items/439912-policy-successes-and-failures-of-johnson-and-nixon

Mistakes:
 * Invasion and bombing of Cambodia
 * Series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia in mid 1970's
 * South Vietnam and U.S. carried these 13 major operations out
 * Objective of the campaign was to defeat 40,000 troops of Peoples army of Vietnam
 * This pulled the neutral country of Cambodia into the Vietnam war
 * Destruction of the Cambodia countryside
 * Fall of Saigon and Vietnam uniting under Communist rule (April 30, 1975)
 * Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam
 * Captured by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front
 * This event caused the end of the Vietnam war
 * Started a transition period that lead to Vietnam's reunification into a communist state

http://olive-drab.com/od_history_vietnam_cambodia.php

9. One of President Nixon's most important diplomatic initiatives was to A. reunite Vietnam B. open diplomatic relations between China and the United States C. establish a forum for discussions of human rights D. pressure China to recognize Taiwan E. end the Cold War


 * Relations with China were very important to Nixon administration--He wanted rapprochement (strong relations)
 * July 15th, 1971 Nixon announced on National Television that he would be the first president to visit the People's Republic of China
 * China had been isolated from the West since the communist revolution of 1949
 * "We simply cannot afford to leave China outside the family of nations"
 * Toned down the anti China rhetoric from White House
 * Loosened trade and visa restrictions
 * Envisioned good relations with major world powers (U.S., Soviet Union, China, Western Europe, Japan)

10.Why and how did Republican President Richard Nixon expand the liberal reforms of previous administrations? ANSWER:
 * Nixon was faced with inflation and rising unemployment
 * Nixon Shock- was to stabilize the economy and combat during 1970 inflation
 * Imposed temporary freezes on prices, rents and wages in 1971
 * 90 day wage and price freeze, 10% import surcharge, and ending the convertibility between US dollars and gold
 * This was to halt the problems of the economy and gain support for the upcoming election
 * Worked but when he eased up on the actions, inflation rose again to 12% in 1974

11.What was the Arab oil embargo of 1973? How did it negatively affect the U.S.? ANSWER:

12.How did the American people respond to the Watergate scandal? ANSWER:

13.The Watergate scandal reshaped the relationship between politicians and the media. Nixon's cover-up of his own involvement in the scandal resulted in A. his impeachment B. his resignation C. a demonstration of how the three branches of government work together for the same political goal D. the loss of the trust of the American people and a Democratic landslide in the next general elections E. All of the above

14.Why were the Equal Rights Amendment and the policy of affirmative action such controversial topics in the 1970s? ANSWER: 15.The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was defeated because A. Congress would not pass it B. it was held to be unconstitutional. C. not enough state legislatures passed it. D. Betty Friedan opposed it E. Richard Nixon vetoed it. There were conservative political and religous groups that opposed the amendment. These groups organized protests to the amendment and caused the ERA to not get enough votes for the amendment to be passed. 16.How and why did the energy crisis and the Middle East pose significant challenges for President Carter? ANSWER:
 * Many middle-class women who chose to be full-time homemakers viewed affirmative action and the Equal Rights Amendment (banned discrimination based on sex) as threats to traditional family life.
 * Women's rights activista claimed that these policies would erase all distinctions between men and women and negate the important achievements of the women's rights movement of previous decades.

17.In response to the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, President Carter established the A. Department of Energy B. Department of Health and Human Services C. Energy Protection Agency D. Bureau of Energy Conservation

18.The U.S. economy in the late 1970s was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT A. low interest rates B. oil shortages and increased oil prices C. massive layoffs of workers D. runaway inflation rates E. recession