P.E.G.S.RB+29+(Kristen,+Emily,+Heather,+Justin)

__RB 29 Political:__ 1. Nixon's objective was to find a way to reduce U.S. involvement in the war while at the same time avoiding the appearance of conceding defeat. -Emily 2. The president proclaimed the Nixon Doctrine, declaring that in the future Asian allies would receive U.S. support but without the extensive use of U.S. ground forces. -Emily 3. The election of 1972 was a landside victory for Nixon who won every state but Massachusetts -Justin 4. Jimmy carter elected as president in the election of 1976 reduced the influence of more experience Democratic politicians. -Heather 5. In April 1970, Nixon expanded the war by using U.S. forces to invade Cambodia.-Kristen __Economic:__ 1. New Federalism, or revenue sharing, gave local governments $30 billion in block grants over five years to address local needs as they saw fit. -Emily 2. The recession in 1970 put the U.S economy through several economic slowdowns and high inflation's referred to as stagflagtion -Justin 3. Ford agreed to a Democratic package to stimulate the economy. - Heather 4. Nixon first tried to cut federal spending as a way to slow inflation.-Kristen 5. Nixon airlifted almost $2 billion in arms to Israel to stem their retreat.-Kristen __Geographic:__ 1.In the Middle East, the Syrians and egyptians launched a surprise attack on Israel to recover the lands lost int he Six-Day War. -Emily 2.In 1975 Khmer Rouge, a radical communist killed over a million people in Cambodia -Justin 3. Asian American had become the fastest growing ethnic minority by the 1980's -Justin 4. In 1972, Nixon traveled to Beijing to meet with Communist leader Mao Zedong. -Heather 5. Nations such as Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia emerged as the "little tigers" of the growing Asian economy.-Kristen __Social:__ 1. A million people in Cambodia died because of the Khmer Rouge, a radical Communist faction that conducted genocide.-Emily 2. During the 1970 a Gay liberation movement was starting to form starting the don't ask don't tell policy -Justin 3. The rise in illegal immigrants from countries of Latin America and Asia led to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. -Heather 4. In the 1980's, a growing number of Hispanic Americans were elected to public office. 5. Census Bureau predicted that y 2050, half the population would be hispanic.-Kristen