THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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Nixon’s foreign policy
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Nixon’s domestic policy
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FDR’s domestic policy
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FDR’s foreign policy
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Detailed explanation-1: -In domestic affairs, Nixon advocated a policy of “New Federalism, ” in which federal powers and responsibilities would be shifted to the states. However, he faced a Democratic Congress that did not share his goals and, in some cases, enacted legislation over his veto.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nixon issued Executive Order 11615 (pursuant to the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970), imposing a 90-day freeze on wages and prices in order to counter inflation. This was the first time the U.S. government had enacted wage and price controls since World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -While some of the programs have been eliminated or had their funding reduced, many of them, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act and federal education funding, continue to the present.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Society was a set of domestic policy initiatives, programs, and legislation introduced in the 1960s in the U.S. These Great Society programs were intended to reduce poverty levels, reduce racial injustice, reduce crime, and improve the environment.