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The 1970’s in the U.S. was a period in which we saw a sever lack of confidence amongst our government, and it’s leaders. During this decade we were involved in a war, caught off guard by a Presidential, and political scandals, and was trounced by a severe economic recession. These events have left a lasting impression on citizens as the level of faith in our government continues to plummet. In the writings below I will explain the conditions in our country at the time, and how these conditions led

A Young American's Discovery of the Silent Majority History panders to the glorious and dramatic while often there is a story untold. Perhaps it is less exciting, but no less crucial in understanding history as a whole. Thus is the story of the “silent majority.” On November 3rd 1969, one year after his victory in the United States Presidential race, President Nixon issued an address to the American public in which he coined the term “silent majority.” President Nixon’s address began by

President Nixon heightened the war, but, it didn 't change the movement of force. It was simply expanding the measure of passings, and not finishing anything. There were many funny stories going around about costly plane work that were disgracing, where we 'd send billions dollar flying machine into North Vietnam,That didn 't go over exceptionally well. Our warriors were progressively being murdered by falling into pits, executed, injuring. The whole ordeal didn 't create the impression that our

In his first couple of months in the oval office, Richard Nixon positively impacted the nation. As did most previous presidents do, Nixon had put himself right into action making sure he could build up and maintain and good reputation in office. But soon after completing his first term, disaster struck just as reelection was coming up. Nixon had destroyed his reputation, and by doing so showed the people how easy it was to be successful at a point and then lose it all due to one event, Watergate

of the antiwar movements in The United States did not take full effect until after Nixon “pledged to get United States out of Vietnam” (Zinn 483). Zinn explains how just two years after Nixon’s announcement, himself and Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger launched an invasion of Cambodia. Zinn proclaimed that this selfish action led to an “outcry of protests in The United States” (Zinn 484). After this, many different variants of distress calls were used by the citizens in

Richard Nixon History will inevitably forgive Richard Nixon. Despite his obvious unlawful mistakes, he made a good president. Until 1968, most Americans saw Richard Nixon as a political has-been, a dour pre-McCarthy hunter of Communists. In 1968, however, Nixon won the Presidency by presenting himself as a healer of divisions. He demonstrated that he had greater ability to reinvent himself than any other modern politician. More than any other figure between the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt

high degree distrust and suspicion towards authority of any kind. This pretty much described the views of an increasing number of Americans following the Vietnam War (Chambers II, 1999). The humiliating defeat that our nation endured caused Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State at the time to label our nation as “a fourth rate power”. The agonizing defeat caused a widespread loss of pride and self-confidence in people who once thought of the U.S. of being invincible. Reconsideration of our country’s

Henry Kissinger dominated American foreign policy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His contributions to American history are numerous. Four major ones are his role in normalizing American-Chinese relations, withdrawing the US from Vietnam, helping bring about détente with the Soviet Union, and engaging in shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East. Love him or hate him, Kissinger was the most powerful statesman of his time. Before being the US secretary of state, Kissinger was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger

Manuel Chavez 5/15/2015 The Watergate Scandal The Watergate Scandal stands as one of the most heinous out brakes in United States History. As described in this article “The scandal had revealed to voters not only the abuse of power of the Nixon administration, but a political culture of corruption , viciousness and double-dealing that shocked the public” (Government). Not only did this scandal impact the trust of many Americans but it inspired a renowned artisan, Stevie Wonder! Due to Richard

Ever wonder what it’s like to be back in the 70s? Well I certainly do! Every decade has a special significant and I believe that we should learn about it. In the 1970s, it was a time period filled with equality fighting, freedom opportunity, change, and war. One interesting fact that I noticed in the 70s is that it is a continuation of the 60s. During this decade, women continued to fight for their equality and Americans joined the protest against the Vietnam War that was going on during this time