In depth summaries of US presidencies between the years 1945-74. All notes are created in alignment with the AQA component 2Q course ' The American Dream: reality and illusion'.
Wanted to introduce a ‘New Federalism’ to reduce federal powers Family Assistance Programme gave Aim: be a foreign policy President Ma
direct cash to recipients in exchange -th
State and Local Assistance Act of 1972
for job training and employment Vietnam nuc
-provided $4 billion in funds which amounted to $83 billion
-13 million more Americans were -spoke of a ’secret plan’ to end the war -ins
Drug Enforcement Administration created in 1973 made eligible for the aid during the election alo
-report revealed 15% of Vietnam veterans returned with a heroin -initially tried to settle war 3d
addiction -warned in secret negotiations that there
Increases Social Security, Medicare would be consequences if it was not -Vi
Nixon considered foreign policy as the most important task of presidency resolved by 1970 tra
-appoints William Rogers and Medicaid benefits
Domestic successes: Vie
-does not get on with Kissinger Paris Peace Accords 1973 US
-$10 million for war on cancer
-Warren Burger replaces Earl Warren Creation of the EPA in 1970 -recognised independence of Vietnam tro
-signing Title IX in 1972
Heavily concerned about his image: -extending vote to 18 year olds
-cultivated celebrity friendships
-compiles an ‘Enemy List’
Domestic Issues Foreign Policies Takes advantage of Cambodia
1968 poll reveals that 84% of Americans believed that there US troops to destroy Ho Chi M
were too many welfare programmes
Nixon Oct 1972 North Vietnam prop
Nixon closed 59 Job Corps centres and cut Economy was broadcast provisions to press
federal funding for housing and youth in ‘stagflation’
Civil Rights
Kerner Report -helped Nixon win the electio
programmes -pay freezes
-stressed need for action to prevent de facto economic
-led to strikes After election Nixon threats S
New Economic Policy 1971 segregation in South
-draining of If he did not agree, Congress
-wage and price freeze -by 1970 fewer than 10% of black students were at
money by If he supported Nixon, they w
-tax cuts segregated schools
Vietnam the North
-led to boom which helped Nixon’s election -rising inflation
-75% approval rating Busing held up by Supreme Court in Swann v Charlotte-
-abandoned by Nixon due to preoccupation with Mecklenburg Board of Education in 1971
China: Nixon wanted to divide
Watergate and devaluation of the dollar
28 Black Government under less pressure on legislate on civil rights -enhance trade and encourag
Inherited a low unemployment rate of 3.3% Panthers issues -China join UN in 1971
and inflation killed and -decline of Civil Rights groups
hundreds -rise in elected AAs
By the end of 1970 unemployment had rose more -rise in Black Studies courses at universities Nixon visits Moscow in 1972
to 6% imprisoned -Title VII resulted in Justice Department bringing sex to reduce armaments
Inflation increases to 12.1% by 1974 in 1969 discriminating lawsuits
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