THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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supporting Egypt in the Yom Kippur War
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withdrawing troops from Vietnam
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supporting the expansion of Nuclear weapons
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ending the Gold Standard for money
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Detailed explanation-1: -April 15, 1970 Nationwide marches and rallies across the country. April 19: Moratorium announces disbanding. May 2: violent anti-war rallies at many universities. Kent State University, Ohio, May 4: Kent State Shootings: U.S. National Guard kill four young people during a demonstration.
Detailed explanation-2: -Richard Nixon, the new U.S. president, began U.S. troop withdrawal and “Vietnamization” of the war effort that year, but he intensified bombing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Realpolitik is a political system that’s not based on beliefs, doctrines, ethics, or morals, but rather on realistic, practical ideas. Richard Nixon’s diplomacy with China in the 1970’s was an example of realpolitik.
Detailed explanation-4: -January 27, 1973-The Paris Peace Accords are signed by the U.S., North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the Viet Cong. Under the terms, the U.S. agrees to immediately halt all military activities and withdraw all remaining military personnel within 60 days.