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Key Events and Leaders of Modern American History: Nixon to Bush

This timeline explores the pivotal moments in modern U.S. history, focusing on key leaders from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. Key topics include Nixon's Vietnamization and Watergate scandal, Gerald Ford's presidency and his pardon of Nixon, Jimmy Carter's Camp David Accords and Iranian hostage crisis, Ronald Reagan's economic policies and Iran-Contra affair, George H.W. Bush's foreign policy including the fall of the Berlin Wall and Gulf War, and Bill Clinton's economic achievements and impeachment.

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Key Events and Leaders of Modern American History: Nixon to Bush

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  1. US HISTORY GOAL 12 MODERN ERA

  2. RICHARD NIXON • REPUBLICAN • VIETNAMIZATION • OPENED CHINA • S.A.L.T. I • DÉTENTE • WATERGATE SCANDAL • RESIGNED!

  3. “I AM NOT A CROOK!”

  4. GERALD FORD • REPUBLICAN • HELSINKI ACCORDS • NOT ELECTED INTO OFFICE OF PRESIDENT/VP • W.I.N ECONOMIC PLAN • PARDONED NIXON • 2 YEARS AS PRESIDENT!

  5. CARTER • DEMOCRAT • PANAMA CANAL RETURN • CAMP DAVID ACCORDS • IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS • “HUMANITARIAN PRESIDENT”

  6. CAMP DAVID ACCORDS SADAT CARTER BEGIN EGYPT USA ISRAEL

  7. IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS 52 AMERICANS HELD HOSTAGE IN IRAN FOR 444 DAYS. CARTER’S DOWNFALL!

  8. REAGAN • REPUBLICAN • DEREGULATED INDUSTRIES • TOUGH ON COMMUNISTS • “REAGANOMICS” • TARNISHED BY IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR • APPOINTED O’CONNOR TO SUPREME COURT!

  9. IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR “We do NOT negotiate with terrorists!” or “Arms for Hostages”

  10. George Bush 41 • REPUBLICAN • BERLIN WALL FALLS • PERSIAN GULF WAR TO FREE KUWAIT • TIANANMEN SQUARE • “NO NEW TAXES!”

  11. TIANANMEN SQUARE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IS CRUSHED IN CHINA! JUNE 4, 1989

  12. IRAQ (YELLOW BOXES) INVADE KUWAIT! AUGUST 1990

  13. AMERICAN TROOPS REPEL IRAQI ARMY! FEB 1991

  14. CLINTON • DEMOCRAT • NAFTA • SOLDIERS IN YUGOSLAVIA • PROSPEROUS ECONOMY • IMPEACHED, NOT CONVICTED!

  15. N.A.F.T.A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES!

  16. GEORGE BUSH 43 • REPUBLICAN • N.O C.HILD L.EFT B.EHIND ACT • SEPTEMBER 11 • PATRIOT ACT • DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY • WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ • BUSH DOCTRINE OF PREEMPTION

  17. September 11, 2001 New York

  18. September 11, 2001 The Pentagon

  19. September 11, 2001 Shanksville, PA

  20. Goal 12 Let’s roll up our sleeves and get at least a level 3!

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