RB+29

Here is my outline for chapter 29: (Connor)

PEGS Political -War Powers Act limited the president's military control -Watergate Investigation -Ford pardoned Nixon which angered many people -Gerald Ford first non-elected president -Nixon reduced tensions in the cold war by negotiating with China as well as the soviet union.

Economic -Ford tried to control inflation but it didn't work -OPEC's oil embargo severely damaged US economy, many people lost jobs -Nixon tried to slow the growth off Johnson's Great society plans to save money in the budget -Nixon shifted some financial responsibility for welfare programs to state and local governements. -after escalation of the war, the tonkin resolution(which gave the govt a blank check for the vietnam war) was repealed b/c of excessive spending.

Geographical -Middle East war was won by Israel because Nixon sent over aid -Camp David Accords settled peace between Egypt and Israel -Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia grew enough to resist communism -Nixon pulled troops out of vietnam slowly("vietnamization") -Kent State students in Ohio were killed over the protest of invading cambodia

Social -Carter used human rights diplomacy -Bicentennial celebration helped restore Americans' pride in their country -Watergate scandal caused many people to lose faith in the federal government -rise in the number of illegal immigrants- expected to be 12 million -americans felt that the government had lost control over its borders.

Coral's Mnemonics Because of Watergate, Nixon resigned before he was impeached [|newspaper] OPEC's oil embargo caused a 55 mph speed limit to be created to save on gas [|line for gas] Egypt was the first Arab nation to recognize Israel [|middle east map] Jimmy Carter was elected mostly because he was "new" to DC and hadn't been corrupted [|jimmy carter]

Mnemonics Nixon began to isolate himself after he was elected, and was referred to as the imperial president.

The U.S. and soviet union finally came to somewhat of an arms limitations agreement known as SALT 1.

Because of OPEC's oil embargo to all of Israel's supporters, the U.S had an enormous oil shortage. Afterwards, oil prices were never as cheap again. The government also began oil pipelines from Alaska.