PPT-Watergate The history of Watergate

and how two journalists brought down a presidency History In June of 1972 five men were arrested in a burglary at the Watergate Apartments in Washington DC June 17 1972 During the early morning hours a security guard notices that an office is being burglarized in the Watergate office building in Washington DC. The 1970s. Miss Wootten. History through Film. SWBAT explain the aforementioned items. . Near the end of Vietnam…. We will start our look at the 1970s with the reminder that, yes, the Vietnam War is still going on.. 1969 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . . Country is in . Stagflation. High inflation and unemployment. This is it . yall. ….. The last set of notes for this semester. . The Roots of Watergate. Seeking a Second . Term. Despite . the successes of his first term, Nixon believed his re-election was at risk. He directed his staff to ensure that he won the election of 1972. Nixon’s advisers ordered a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate building in Washington, D.C., to steal information about Nixon’s opponents. A security guard called police, who arrested the men.. The Election of 1968. Richard Nixon only narrowly won the 1968 election, but the combined total of popular votes for Nixon and Wallace indicated a shift to the right in American politics. . The 1960's began as an era of optimism and possibility and ended in disunity and distrust. . Subtitle. Nixon (1968-74) . Nixon wins the 1968 presidential election due to a rise of conservatism. Runs on the platform that he will get the U.S. out of the highly unpopular Vietnam War and “return us to law and order”. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Did the U.S. Presidency become unmanageable in the 1970s? How well did American leaders deal with the challenge of stagflation?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. (10A) . describe Nixon’s leadership in relations with China and détente. 1969 - 1974. Nixon and . the ’70s. The Election of 1968. The 1968 presidential election marked a shift to the right in American politics. . . Country is in . Stagflation. High inflation and unemployment. Bell Ringer. Make . a Venn diagram of the Korean War and Vietnam War. Complete the last 2 pages in the packet on the Vietnam War. Richard Nixon. Who was . Nixon. ?. Born in California in 1913. Attended Whittier College and Duke University Law School. Nixon meets Chinese Premier Zhou . Enlai. – February 1972 . Nixon meets Chairman Mao – February 1972 . Nixon meets Leonid Brezhnev in USSR, General Secretary of the Communist Party which leads to SALT 1 and ‘peaceful coexistence’ – May 1972. The Curtain of Watergate. THesis. The investigation of the Watergate Scandal was limited to the bugging of the Democratic Convention, and the stealing of files in the Watergate office. This was due to the White House’s strategy to insulate the President, and conceal its involvement in the case. The investigation proceeded because of the involvement of the press, who pushed for answers regarding political sabotage and espionage. . Nixon and the White House. Watergate scandal. – . Nixon administrations attempt to cover up a burglary of the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate office and apartment complex in Washington D.C. . Early Life . Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon lived a very modest childhood, having lived in on a small family ranch in Yorba Linda, California for his early years until 1922 when his family ranch failed and they moved to Whittier, California. Pass out to students the document titled “Watergate Background” along with the student worksheet. Have students read the document and answer the 5 questions. – 20 minutes. Go through the first nine slides on the . La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur .