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CHAPTER XX Chapter Title892
Why It Matters
Modern America
1968ndashPresent
Decorative flag computer art
The InternationalSpace Station
Incredible change marked the last part ofthe twentieth century The Cold War came
to an end Faith in government was shakenby presidential scandal As the United
States entered a new century new chal-lenges emerged The American people
responded to terrorism by looking for newways to preserve and protect their ideals in
a changing world The following resourcesoffer more information about this period
in American history
Primary Sources LibrarySee pages 978ndash979 for primary source
readings to accompany Unit 11Use the American history
Primary Source Document Library CD-ROM to find additional primary
sources about Modern America
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3573539
ldquoAmerica at its best is compassionaterdquo
mdashPresident George W Bush 2001 Inaugural Address
894
Search for
Stability1968ndash1981
Why It MattersDuring the 1960s and 1970s the American peoplersquos view of the nation and the govern-
ment changed Some believed that the United States had lost its position as the economicand political leader of the free world Yet the American system of constitutional govern-
ment worked and survived
The Impact TodayToday many Americans continue to express doubts about the political system Mistrust of
politicians especially ldquoWashington insidersrdquo has reduced voter turnout in elections It hasalso spurred the creation of political movements outside the two major parties
The American Journey Video The chapter 31 video ldquoWatergaterdquo detailsthe events in the Watergate controversy
1972bull Nixon visits Beijing
bull SALT I signed
1973bull Watergate hearings
1974bull Nixon resigns
presidency
1967bull Six-Day Arab-Israeli War 1973
bull OPEC imposesembargo of oilto US
Nixon1969ndash1974
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
1966 1970 1974
Ford1974ndash1977
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44355995
895
1981bull Scientists
identify AIDS
1979bull Soviet troops
invadeAfghanistan
HISTORY
Chapter OverviewVisit tajglencoecom andclick on Chapter 31mdashChapter Overviews to pre-view chapter information
Celebrating the Bicentennial Fireworks light up the Statue of Libertyduring celebration of the nationrsquos 200th birthday on July 4 1976
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
1978 1982
Carter1977ndash1981
1979bull Iranians take 52
US hostages
bull Accident atThree MileIsland
1980bull US boycotts
Moscow Olympics
1981bull Iranians release
US hostages
1977bull Panama Canal
treaties signed
1975bull 36 nations agree
to Helsinki Accords
1978bull First test-tube
baby born inLondon
Reagan1981ndash1989
Why didPresident Nixon resign
What led to betterrelations
with China
What
happened
in Iran
in 1979
Who won
the election
of 1980
Step 1 Mark the midpoint of a side edge of onesheet of paper Then fold the outside edges in totouch the midpoint
Evaluating Information Study FoldableMake and use this foldable to organize informationabout Americarsquos search for stability at the end ofthe twentieth century
Reading and Writing As you read the chaptersearch for the answers to these four questionsWrite answers under each of the tabs
Step 2 Fold in half from side to side
Step 3 Open and cut along the inside fold linesto form four tabs Label your foldable as shown
Cut alongthe fold lineson both sides
895
1981bull Scientists
identify AIDS
1979bull Soviet troops
invadeAfghanistan
HISTORY
Chapter OverviewVisit tajglencoecom andclick on Chapter 31mdashChapter Overviews to pre-view chapter information
Celebrating the Bicentennial Fireworks light up the Statue of Libertyduring celebration of the nationrsquos 200th birthday on July 4 1976
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
1978 1982
Carter1977ndash1981
1979bull Iranians take 52
US hostages
bull Accident atThree MileIsland
1980bull US boycotts
Moscow Olympics
1981bull Iranians release
US hostages
1977bull Panama Canal
treaties signed
1975bull 36 nations agree
to Helsinki Accords
1978bull First test-tube
baby born inLondon
Reagan1981ndash1989
Why didPresident Nixon resign
What led to betterrelations
with China
What
happened
in Iran
in 1979
Who won
the election
of 1980
Step 1 Mark the midpoint of a side edge of onesheet of paper Then fold the outside edges in totouch the midpoint
Evaluating Information Study FoldableMake and use this foldable to organize informationabout Americarsquos search for stability at the end ofthe twentieth century
Reading and Writing As you read the chaptersearch for the answers to these four questionsWrite answers under each of the tabs
Step 2 Fold in half from side to side
Step 3 Open and cut along the inside fold linesto form four tabs Label your foldable as shown
Cut alongthe fold lineson both sides
April 1971American table-tennis teamvisits China
February 1972President Nixonvisits Beijing
May 1972Leaders sign the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
October 1973Arab countries imposeoil embargo on the US
Main IdeaPresident Nixon tried to ease cold wartensions but pursued active policies inthe Middle East and Latin America
Key Termsdeacutetente balance of powerembargo shuttle diplomacy
Reading StrategyClassifying Information As you readthe section re-create the diagrambelow and describe the goals of thesestrategies and policies
Read To Learnbull how Richard Nixon changed US
political relations with the SovietUnion and China
bull what actions the US took regard-ing the Middle East and Latin America
Section ThemeGlobal Connections Richard Nixonpursued a very active foreign policy
Nixonrsquos Foreign Policy
1972 election button
896 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Goals
DeacutetenteBalance
of powerShuttle
diplomacy
Preview of Events
Guide to Reading
1970 1972 1974
To improve relations with the Communist world President Richard Nixon made a historic visit to China in February 1972 Nixon later described how he felt upon hisarrival in Beijing the Chinese capital ldquo lsquoThe Star Spangled Bannerrsquo had neversounded so stirring to me as on that windswept runway in the heart of CommunistChina As we left the airport [Chinese leader Zhou Enlai] said lsquoYour handshakecame over the vastest ocean in the worldmdashtwenty-five years of no communicationrsquo rdquo
Easing the Cold WarIn his Inaugural Address on January 20 1969 President Richard M Nixon
told the American people ldquoThe greatest honor is the title of peacemakerrdquoMany Americans wondered whether Nixon fit the role of peacemaker Duringhis years in Congress he had gained a reputation as a fierce enemy of commu-nism Few people imagined that Nixon the anti-Communist crusader wouldintroduce policies to improve Americarsquos relations with the Communist world
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6781432
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability 897
Henry Kissinger (below) helped President Nixon han-dle foreign policy matters Premier Zhou Enlai andPresident Nixon (right) inspect troops during Nixonrsquos1972 visit to China When did the United Statesand China establish full diplomatic relations
History
Behind the Iron CurtainPresident Nixon intended to leave his mark
on foreign policy He hoped to build a more sta-ble peaceful world by reaching out to the SovietUnion and the Peoplersquos Republic of China Inthe summer of 1969 Nixon visited several coun-tries including Romaniamdashthe first time anAmerican president had gone behind the ironcurtain Nixon wanted to find areas of commoninterest and cooperation with these Cold Waropponents
DeacutetenteTo help him in this task Nixon appointed
Henry Kissinger a Harvard University profes-sor as his national security adviser Kissingerand Nixon shared a belief in realpolitikmdashpoliciesbased on national interests rather than politicalideology They believed that peace among
nations would come through negotiation ratherthan through threats or force President Nixonformulated a foreign policy plan of deacutetentemdashattempts at relaxing or easing international ten-sions As deacutetente replaced confrontation theUnited States and Communist states couldbegin working together to resolve issues thatdivided them
Nixon realized that deacutetente would work onlyif a balance of power existed A balance ofpower is a distribution of power among nationsto prevent any one nation from becoming toopowerful ldquoIt will be a safer world and a betterworldrdquo he declared
ldquoif we have a strong healthy United StatesEurope Soviet Union China Japanmdasheach bal-ancing the other not playing one against theotherrdquo
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9074864
ChinaSince the Communist takeover of China in
1949 the United States had refused to recognizethe Peoplersquos Republic of China the most popu-lated nation on the earth Instead the UnitedStates recognized the anti-Communist Chinesegovernment under Chiang Kai-shek in exile onthe island of Taiwan
By the time Nixon became president how-ever each side had good reasons for wanting toimprove relations China distrusted and fearedthe Soviet Union The United States hoped thatrecognition of China would help end the war inVietnam and drive a deeper wedge between thetwo Communist powers
The winds of change began to blow in the fallof 1970 when Nixon told reporters that hewanted to go to China Noting this change intone the Chinese responded by inviting anAmerican table-tennis team to visit the countryin April 1971 A week later the United Statesannounced the opening of trade with China
ldquoPing-Pong diplomacyrdquo was accompanied bysecret talks between American and Chinese offi-cials about forging closer ties between the twonations After Kissinger made a secret trip toChina in July 1971 President Nixon announcedthat he would visit Beijing the Chinese capitalldquoto seek the normalization of relationsrdquo
In February 1972 Nixon arrived in China for aweek-long visit Nixon and Chinarsquos premierZhou Enlai agreed to allow greater scientific andcultural exchange and to resume trade Although
formal diplomatic relations were not establisheduntil 1979 Nixonrsquos trip marked the first formalcontact with China in more than 25 years
The Soviet UnionNixon followed his history-making trip to
China with a visit to Moscow the Soviet capitalin May 1972 The Soviets eagerly welcomed thethaw in Cold War politics They wanted to pre-vent a Chinese-American alliance and to slowthe costly arms race They also hoped to gainaccess to United States technology and to buybadly needed American grain Soviet leaderLeonid Brezhnev remarked
ldquoThere must be room in this world for twogreat nations with different systems to livetogether and work togetherrdquo
While in Moscow President Nixon signed theStrategic Arms Limitation Treaty or SALT IThis landmark treaty the result of talks begun in1969 restricted the number of certain types ofnuclear missiles in American and Soviet arse-nals Although SALT I did not end the arms raceit greatly reduced tensions between the UnitedStates and the Soviet Union
The United States and the Soviet Union alsoagreed to work together in trade and scienceNixonmdashand the worldmdashhoped that a new era ofcooperation would bring greater stability toworld affairs
Identifying What is deacutetente
898 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
ldquoPing-Pong diplomacyrdquo improved relationsbetween the United States and the PeoplersquosRepublic of China What nations do theplayers represent
Analyzing Political Cartoons
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17115536
899CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
The Middle EastPresident Nixonrsquos foreign policy aimed to
maintain world stability without being drawninto regional disputes The president wanted toavoid any involvement that might lead toanother situation like Vietnam Nixon statedthat the United States would help in ldquothedefense and development of allies and friendsrdquobut not take ldquobasic responsibilityrdquo for the futureof those nations A crisis soon arose in the Mid-dle East that tested this policy
Arab-Israeli TensionsSince the founding of the Jewish state of Israel
in 1948 the United States had supported Israelin its struggles against its Arab neighbors Ten-sions between Israel and the Arab states haderupted in war in 1948 1956 and 1967 The Six-Day War of 1967 left Israel in control of eastJerusalem the West Bank the Golan Heights ofSyria and the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsulaof Egypt The 1967 war also increased the num-ber of Arab refugees Thousands of Palestiniansnow lived in Israeli-held territory and thou-
sands more lived in neighboring Arab statesThe Palestiniansrsquo demand for their own home-land became another source of instability
Yom Kippur WarWar erupted again on October 6 1973 Egypt
and Syria attacked Israel in an attempt to regainterritory lost in the Six-Day War Because theattack occurred on Yom Kippur a major Jewishholiday the conflict became known as the YomKippur War
The United States pressured Israel to accept acease-fire A cease-fire came but not before theIsraelis had regained most of the territory lost inthe initial Arab advance Israel also had takenadditional territory from Syria and Egypt
Angry at the United States for supportingIsrael Arab oil-producing states imposed anembargomdasha ban on shipmentsmdashof oil to theUnited States and to other nations not seen asldquofriendlyrdquo The embargo caused an oil shortagein the United States Long lines of cars formed atgas pumps and Americans became angry as gasprices skyrocketed
Shuttle DiplomacyPresident Nixon sent Kissinger now secretary
of state to the region to gain the trust of Arableaders and to negotiate some type of agreement
Many Palestinians lived in exile scattered throughout theMiddle East North Africa and Europe What was thecause of the Yom Kippur War
History
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14199986
Checking for Understanding1 Key Terms Use each of these terms
in a sentence that will help explain itsmeaning deacutetente balance of powerembargo shuttle diplomacy
2 Reviewing Facts How did HenryKissinger contribute to Nixonrsquos presi-dency
Reviewing Themes3 Global Connections What was
Nixonrsquos main foreign policy goal
Critical Thinking4 Drawing Conclusions Why did
Nixon think that improving relationswith China would make the SovietUnion more cooperative
5 Organizing Information Re-createthe diagram below and identify eachleader
Analyzing Visuals6 Sequencing Events Study the time
line that appears on pages 894ndash895When did OPEC impose the oilembargo Who was the nationrsquospresident when the Panama Canaltreaties were signed
between Israel and its Arab neigh-bors During the next two yearsKissinger engaged in shuttlediplomacymdashtraveling backand forth between the capitalsof Israel Egypt and Syriatrying to resolve the oil crisisand forge a lasting peace
Early in 1974 Golda Meirthe prime minister of Israeland Anwar el-Sadat thepresident of Egypt reachedagreements that separatedIsraeli and Arab forces in theSinai Peninsula and GolanHeights Then in March 1974Kissinger persuaded the Arabnations to end the oil embargo Kissingeralso improved relations with Egypt thelargest and most powerful Arab state bypromising large amounts of foreign aid
Summarizing What happened inthe US as a result of the oil embargo
Latin AmericaThe Nixon administration sought to protect
its interests in Latin America and to prevent the spread of communism In 1970 the South
American country of Chile electedSalvador Allende president
Allende was a follower of KarlMarx the founder of commu-
nism When the new Chileangovernment took over Amer-ican businesses in Chile theUnited States protestedNixon and his foreign-policyadvisers feared an increasein Soviet influence in Chileand the spread of commu-
nism in Latin AmericaWith the backing of the CIA
(Central Intelligence Agency) asmall group of Chilean military
leaders under General AugustoPinochet overthrew the government
and killed Allende The United Statesimmediately recognized the new military
dictatorship and restored foreign aid to ChileThe situation in Chile reflected another aspect
of Nixonrsquos foreign policy Although willing topursue deacutetente with China and the SovietUnion the president was still determined tocontain the spread of communismmdashand Sovietinfluencemdashin the world
Explaining Why did the UnitedStates oppose Salvador Allende
900 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Current Events Find a newspaperarticle that discusses the Israeli-Arab relationship today and com-pare it to the relationship thatexisted in the 1960s and 1970s
Israeli leader Golda Meir
Zhou Enlai
Anwar el-Sadat
Golda Meir
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13264711
901
Main IdeaNixon tried to deal with the nationrsquoseconomic problems but was forced toresign due to the Watergate scandal
Key Termsrevenue sharing affirmative actionstagflation deficit impeachmentamnesty underemployment
Reading StrategyOrganizing Information As you readthe section list three challenges thatNixon faced during his presidency
Read To Learnbull how Nixon struggled with domestic
problemsbull how the Watergate scandal affected
politics
Section ThemeContinuity and Change Economicproblems and political scandalmarked the 1970s and troubled bothRichard Nixon and Gerald Ford
Nixon andWatergate
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
June 1972Break-in at Watergateoccurs
1973OPEC oil embargoreduces US supplies
August 1974Nixon resigns thepresidency
December 1974CIArsquos secret filesrevealed
Preview of Events
Guide to Reading
1972 1973 1974 1975
Challenges
President Nixon had grave concerns about the state of American society ldquoWe live ina deeply troubled and profoundly unsettled time Drugs crime campus revolts racialdiscord draft resistancemdashon every hand we find old standards violated old values dis-cardedrdquo Nixon believed that a ldquosilent majorityrdquo of middle-class Americans shared hisconcerns about increasing crime and social disorder In an ironic twist of events how-ever the Nixon administration itself would get caught up in a web of illegal activities
Nixonrsquos Domestic ProgramIn his 1968 presidential campaign Nixon had pledged to bring ldquolaw and
orderrdquo back to American society He also vowed to reduce governmentrsquos role inpeoplersquos lives
Nixonrsquos drive to restore law and order involved ldquocracking down on crimerdquoand imposing stiffer penalties on lawbreakers To strengthen the power of thepolice Nixon used federal funds to help state and city police forces
1968 Republicancampaign button
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71680244
The CourtsNixon thought the federal courts should be
tougher on criminals ldquoAs a judicial conserva-tiverdquo he said ldquoI believe some Court decisionshave gone too far in weakening the peace forcesagainst the criminal forces in our societyrdquo Duringhis presidency four vacancies arose on theSupreme Court Nixon hoped that the justices heappointedmdashWarren Burger as chief justice andHarry Blackmun Lewis Powell and WilliamRehnquistmdashwould shift the Court to a more con-servative position The decisions of the new justices did not fully meet the presidentrsquos conser-vative goals however
New FederalismNixon wanted to reduce federal involvement
in peoplersquos lives and to cut federal spending Hepledged to ldquoreverse the flow of power andresources from the states and communities toWashington and start power and resources flow-ing back to the peoplerdquo To accomplish thisgoal he introduced a program called the NewFederalism
One part of the New Federalism called for giv-ing the states some of the revenue earned fromfederal taxes for use at the state and local levelsThis revenue sharing became law in 1972
Nixon also sought to end or scale back manyGreat Society programs begun under PresidentJohnson He promised to ldquoquit pouring billions ofdollars into programs that have failedrdquo He abol-ished the Office of Economic Opportunity theagency that had led Johnsonrsquos War on Poverty
On civil rights issues Nixon took a conserva-tive position aimed at appealing to white votersFor example Nixon opposed busing Busing wasused to promote racial integration by transport-ing students from mostly white or African Amer-ican neighborhoods to racially mixed schools
At the same time however his administrationworked to carry out federal court orders to inte-grate schools The Nixon administration alsopromoted affirmative action or preference tominorities in jobs where they had previouslybeen excluded A practical politician PresidentNixon did accept new government programsthat had popular support He approved the
902 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
This cartoon reflects how the value of the Americandollar declined during the early 1970s What doesthe image of George Washington suggestabout the mood of the country
Analyzing Political Cartoons
creation of two new agenciesmdashthe Occupa-tional Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) to ensure workersrsquo safety and theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) toprotect the environment
EconomicsEconomic Problems
While attempting to change the direction ofgovernment President Nixon had to deal withserious economic problems Industry and man-ufacturing were declining because of foreigncompetition Businesses and consumers strug-gled with inflationmdasha general rise in the pricesof goods and servicesmdashfueled by internationalcompetition for raw materials and the increas-ing cost of oil The United States also faced sloweconomic growth and high unemployment
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1625341
aries of the law In 1971 for example Nixonasked his aides for an ldquoenemies listrdquo of peopleconsidered unfriendly to the administration Hethen ordered the FBI and the Internal RevenueService (IRS) to investigate some of these peo-ple Nixon justified such actions as necessary tomaintain national security arguing that thosewho challenged government policies posed aserious danger to the nation
Nixonrsquos campaign committee collected mil-lions of dollars It used some of this money to create a secret groupmdashnicknamed ldquotheplumbersrdquomdashto stop leaks of information thatmight hurt the administration Some campaignmoney also went to pay foroperations against NixonrsquosDemocratic foes but thatparty had many prob-lems of its own
Landslide VictoryThe Democratic Party
was split Candidates com-peting for the nominationincluded former vice presidentHubert Humphrey SenatorsEdmund Muskie of Maine andGeorge McGovern of SouthDakota and former governorof Alabama George WallaceMuskie and Humphreycould not gain enough sup-port Wallacersquos campaignwas cut short in May1972 by a would-be assas-sinrsquos bullet that left himparalyzed
McGovern the mostliberal of the four candi-dates won the nomina-tion Many democratsand labor union lead-ers were cool towardsMcGovernrsquos candidacy
The Democratsrsquo lack ofunity as well as an upsurgein the economy and theprospect of peace in Vietnam
903CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Seeking Economic StabilityPresident Nixon tried a number of
approaches to reduce inflation He began by cut-ting federal spending At the same time hecalled for a tight money policy Interest rateswere raised so that people would borrow lessand spend less With less money in circulationprices dropped However as demand slowedbusiness began to cut back and output fellThese steps slowed economic growth andbrought on stagflationmdasha combination of risingprices and a sluggish economy
Nixon then switched tactics He temporarilyfroze wages and prices and issued guidelines forany future increases This put a brake on infla-tion but the economy remained in a recession
Later Nixon tried a third approachmdashincreas-ing federal spending to stimulate the economyAlthough this policy helped revive the economyfor a short time it also created a budget deficitin which government spending was greater thangovernment revenue None of Nixonrsquos policiesmanaged to restore the economy to its previousstrength and economic problems continued totrouble his administration
Analyzing What was stagflation
Nixonrsquos Second TermLooking ahead in 1971 to the presidential
campaign of 1972 Nixon had doubts about hischances for reelection The war in Vietnam hadnot yet ended and the easing of tensions withChina had not yet occurred Businesses and con-sumers had to struggle with the effects of infla-tion The president and his supporters wantedto ensure his reelection
A Campaign Against EnemiesTo help plan his campaign strategy Nixon
relied on a small group of loyal aides The aidesclosest to the president were John Ehrlichmanhis chief domestic adviser and HR Halde-man his chief of staff
In their drive to win reelection the presidentand his closest advisers it was later revealedstretched and sometimes crossed the bound-
Nixon button andMcGovern tie
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21185811
The president imposed emergency measuresto conserve oil Nixon also urged Americans toconserve energy voluntarily Congress reducedspeed limits on highways because a vehicleburns less fuel at lower speeds
To deal with the long-range problem ofdependence on imported oil Nixon urged devel-opment of domestic oil especially in Alaskawhich possessed vast untapped oil reserves
Evaluating Why were gasolineprices increasing during this period
The Watergate CrisisDuring Nixonrsquos second term what seemed like
a small scandal turned into a presidential crisisThe scandal began with the presidentrsquos reelectioncampaign In June 1972 his reelection committeehad wanted information about the Democratsrsquocampaign plans Members of the Nixon campaignordered ldquothe plumbersrdquo to break into the head-quarters of the Democratic National Committeeto install telephone listening devicesmdashbugs Thisbreak-in set events in motion that would rock thepresidency and the nation
A Third-Rate BurglarySometime after midnight on June 17
1972 Frank Wills a security guard atthe Watergate office-apartment com-plex in Washington DC noticed tapecovering the locks on doors leading toan underground parking garage ldquoI took the tape offrdquo he later recalledldquobut I didnrsquot think anything of itrdquoAbout an hour later he found thatsomeone had retaped the locks Willsdecided to call the police
Frank Willsrsquos discovery led to thearrest of five men who had brokeninto Democratic Committee head-quarters in the Watergate complexThe arrests of ldquoplumbersrdquo GordonLiddy and E Howard Hunt followedsoon afterward Investigations revealedthat Liddy and Hunt were connected tothe Nixon campaign and were paidfrom White House funds
904
Sign of thetimes
Motorists line up outside a Virginia gas station Why didAmericans face higher fuelprices and gas shortages
History
led to a landslide victory for Nixon He won 607percent of the popular vote The Republican vic-tory in the electoral college was even more lop-sidedmdash520 to 17
The Energy CrisisDuring Nixonrsquos second term as president
severe economic problems confronted thenation One of the most critical problems wasthe cost of fuel especially imported oil
The US economy depended heavily on oilMuch of this oil came from the Middle EastArab oil-producing countries belonged toOPEC the Organization of Petroleum ExportingCountries In 1973 these countries placed anembargo on all oil shipments to the UnitedStates At the same time they raised their prices
The sharp price increases and the five-monthembargo damaged the nationrsquos economy Manycompanies had to lay off workers while othersraised their prices Angry consumers com-plained about the high prices and the long linesat gas stations
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905CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
The White House denied any involvementNixonrsquos press secretary Ronald Ziegler dis-missed the break-in as a ldquothird-rate burglaryrdquoThe president declared that ldquono one in the WhiteHouse staff no one in the administration wasinvolved in this bizarre incidentrdquo
InvestigationMeanwhile two newspaper reporters for the
Washington Post Bob Woodward and Carl Bern-stein began publishing a series of articles thatlinked the burglary to the Nixon campaign Asthe election approached however fewer thanhalf of the American people had even heard ofthe Watergate break-in
John Sirica the federal district court judgepresiding over the trial of the Watergate bur-glars resolved to uncover the truth Eventuallyone of the burglars James McCord admittedthat White House aides had lied about theirinvolvement and had pressured the burglars ldquotoplead guilty and remain silentrdquo
A Scandal UnravelsEarly in 1973 the Senate voted to hold hear-
ings on Watergate As pressures mountedNixon shook up the White House staff He firedthe White House counsel John Dean andforced aides HR Haldeman and John Ehrlich-man to resign He also declared that he wouldtake responsibility for the mistakes of othersbecause ldquothere can be no whitewash at theWhite Houserdquo Nixon also agreed to Senatedemands to appoint a special prosecutormdashsomeone independent of the Justice Depart-mentmdashto investigate Watergate Archibald Coxtook the job
The Senate Watergate hearings began in May1973 Chaired by Senator Sam Ervin of NorthCarolina the hearings slowly revealed the innerworkings of the Nixon White House The mostdamaging testimony came from John DeanDean testified that there had been a cover-upand that Nixon himself directed it but he pro-duced no evidence to confirm his account
The Impact of WatergateThe Watergate scandal had threatened the foundation of
American democracymdashconstitutional law Yet the systemworked The legislative and judicial branches reasserted theirpowers to rein in the executive branch
I would say only that if someof my judgments were wrongand some were wrong theywere made in what I believedat the time to be the bestinterest of the nation
mdashRichard Nixon August 8 1974
June 1972Watergatebreak-inreported
Nov 1972Nixonreelected
May 1973Senatehearingsbegin
June 1973John DeanimplicatesNixon incover-up
Oct 1973SaturdayNight Massacre
April 1974Nixonreleasesedited tapes
July 1974Supreme Courtorders surrender oftapes House com-mittee recommendsimpeachment
Aug 1974Nixon releasestapes andresigns
1972 1973 1975 1974
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107413895
Then in July investigators learned that a secrettaping system had recorded all conversations inthe presidentrsquos office Ervin and Cox demandedthe tapes President Nixon refused and claimedexecutive privilege insisting that release of thetapes would endanger national security
When Cox requested a court order to get thetapes in October Nixon ordered his attorneygeneral Elliot Richardson to fire Cox Richard-son refusedmdashand then resigned Deputy Attor-ney General William Ruckelshaus also refusedto carry out the order and resigned FinallyNixon found a Justice Department official will-ing to fire Cox This Saturday Night Massacreas the resignations and firing became knownresulted in a storm of public protest
In the middle of this turmoil another scandalstruck the administration The Justice Departmentcharged Vice President Spiro Agnew with takingbribes while governor of Maryland On October10 1973 he resigned Nixon appointed Represen-tative Gerald R Ford of Michigan the Republicanleader of the House to succeed Agnew Congressquickly confirmed the nomination
The Crisis DeepensPublic outrage over the Saturday Night Mas-
sacre forced Nixon to appoint a new specialprosecutor Leon Jaworski Meanwhile theHouse of Representatives began consideringimpeachmentmdashthe constitutionalprovision to remove a pres-ident from office If theHouse charged Nixon withcommitting ldquohigh crimesand misdemeanorsrdquo hewould then be tried in theSenate If a two-thirds major-ity of senators found himguilty he would no longer bepresident
In April 1974 Nixondecided to release printedcopies of some of the tapesThese transcripts heavilyedited and missing significantportions led to new protestsNixon refused court orders to
hand over the unedited tapes Appeals reachedthe Supreme Court which ruled on July 24 thatthe president had to surrender the tapes
At the end of July after weeks of closed hear-ings the House Judiciary Committee adoptedthree articles of impeachment charging thepresident with obstruction of justice abuse ofpower and contempt of Congress Nixonreleased the tapes on August 5 A conversationon one tape revealed that the president hadordered a cover-up of the Watergate break-injust a few days after it happened The conversa-tion provided the crucial piece of evidence thatlinked Nixon to Watergate
Nixon ResignsPublic reaction and the prospect of an
impeachment trial forced Nixon to resign Onthe evening of August 8 1974 he went onnational television to announce his decision
The next morning a tearful Richard Nixonsaid good-bye to his staff and then left theWhite House by helicopter He was succeededby Gerald Ford who became the first US pres-ident never elected to the office of president orvice president
The Watergate crisis revealed that the systemof checks and balances could work to remove apresident that abused his power and violatedthe Constitution Congress passed laws to cor-
rect some of the abuses Howeverthe scandal damaged the publicrsquosfaith in their political institutionsand leaders
IdentifyingWho succeeded President Nixon
A Time for HealingAfter Nixonrsquos helicopter left
the White House Gerald Fordwas sworn in as president Fordassured Americans ldquoOur longnational nightmare is overrdquo To fill the office of vice presi-dent Ford selected NelsonRockefeller a highly respected
906 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Time magazine August 19 1974
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907CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Republican and former governor of New YorkRelieved to put the Watergate crisis behindthem most Americans welcomed the new pres-ident and a fresh start for the nation
One of Fordrsquos first acts however destroyedmuch of this confidence On September 8 1974only a month after taking office Ford grantedRichard Nixon a pardon for any crimes he mayhave committed as president
This meant that the former president could notbe prosecuted for his part in the cover-up Fordhoped that the pardon would help heal thewounds of Watergate Instead the pardon stirredcontroversy Many Americans questioned whyNixon should escape punishment when othersinvolved in the Watergate scandal went to jailSome even accused Ford of striking a bargainwith Nixon in advancemdashthe promise of a pardonin exchange for Nixonrsquos resignation Although
Ford defended his action the new presidentnever fully regained the trust and popularity hehad enjoyed in his first weeks in office
Spying on American CitizensIn December 1974 Americans were startled to
learn that the CIA had spied and kept secret fileson some American citizens A few months laterthey discovered that the FBI also had secret filesPresident Ford appointed special commissionsto investigate CIA and FBI misconduct He andCongress began working on new laws to regu-late the activities of the two agencies
Vietnam AmnestyYet another controversy arose when President
Ford offered amnesty or protection from prose-cution to men who had illegally avoided mili-tary service during the Vietnam War Fordpromised that these people would not be pun-ished if they pledged loyalty to the United Statesand performed some type of national serviceWhile many people approved of amnesty othersthought it was too lenient Supporters of theVietnam War argued that draft dodgers anddeserters should be punished
Ford and Foreign AffairsWith little experience in foreign affairs Ford
relied on Henry Kissinger his secretary of stateand continued the policies of the Nixon admin-istration Ford extended the policy of deacutetentewith the Soviet Union In late 1974 he met withSoviet leader Leonid Brezhnev to discuss armscontrol The two leaders reached a preliminaryagreement on limiting nuclear weapons
In July 1975 Ford traveled to Helsinki Fin-land where he signed the Helsinki Accordswith the Soviet Union and various Westernnations The countries pledged to respect thehuman rights and civil liberties of their citizens
The Ford administration also worked toimprove relations with China When ChineseCommunist chairman Mao Zedong died in1976 a more moderate government came topower The new Chinese leaders wanted toexpand economic and political ties to the UnitedStates and the two nations moved a little closer
The changing of presidents on August 9 1974 issymbolized in this replacement of former presidentNixonrsquos official portrait by one of the new presidentGerald Ford What position did Ford hold beforebecoming president
History
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1755966
Checking for Understanding1 Key Terms Use each of these terms
in a sentence that will help explain its meaning revenue sharing affir-mative action stagflation deficitimpeachment amnesty underem-ployment
2 Reviewing Facts List two actionsthat Nixon took to restore law andorder
Reviewing Themes3 Continuity and Change Explain how
Gerald Ford came to be president
Critical Thinking4 Synthesizing Information Explain
how the governmentrsquos checks andbalances system worked when Nixonabused his power as president
5 Organizing Information Re-createthe diagram below and list reasonseach person might have problemsbeing reelected
Analyzing Visuals6 Political Cartoons Study the car-
toon on page 902 Explain whyGeorge Washington is barely visibleon the dollar bill If you were a car-toonist explain another way toexpress this idea
A Troubled EconomyThe economic problems that the Nixon
administration faced continued to plague Presi-dent Ford Inflation remained high and unem-ployment rose
By the 1970s Europe and Japan challengedAmericarsquos world economic supremacy Inexpen-sive and efficient Japanese cars flooded the Amer-ican market European products also providedstrong competition to American-made goods
This foreign competition led to factory closingsin the United States and massive layoffs of work-ers America began to suffer from underemploy-ment that is people worked in jobs for whichthey were overqualified or that did not fully usetheir skills Underemployment resulted in partfrom the loss of jobs to foreign competition
The actions of OPEC continued to influencethe American economy also Although the oilshortage caused by the embargo of 1973ndash1974had eased OPEC kept oil prices high and thehigh prices contributed to inflation The Ameri-can economy seemed to be crumbling and Fordstruggled for a solution
Fordrsquos ResponseTo fight inflation Ford launched a campaign
called Whip Inflation Now (WIN) a voluntaryprogram of wage and price controls He calledon Americans to save their money rather than
spend it and to planttheir own gardens tocounter rising foodprices Although theeffort led to a smalldrop in inflation theeconomy declined andthe nation headed intorecession
Spending CutsAnother approach Ford urged for control-
ling inflation was to cut government spend-ing However the Democratic-controlledCongress wanted to maintain or increasespending for social programs Ford vetoedseveral congressional spending bills in anattempt to control spending but his actionsdid not curb inflation
To stimulate the economy and encourage eco-nomic growth Ford persuaded Congress to passa tax cut Although the cut did bring someimprovement in the economy it led to largerbudget deficits as government revenue declinedand spending remained the same or increasedDespite his efforts President Ford was unable tosolve the nationrsquos economic problems
Evaluating How did Europe andJapan challenge the US economy
908 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Art Create a bumper sticker thatsupports or opposes Fordrsquos pardonof President Nixon in the Water-gate scandal
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
HISTORY
Student Web ActivityVisit tajglencoecom andclick on Chapter 31mdashStudent Web Activitiesfor an activity on theWatergate crisis
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CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability 909
Predicting ConsequencesWhy Learn This Skill
Did you ever wish you could see into the futurePredicting future events is very difficult You canhowever develop skills that will help you identify thelogical consequences of decisions or actions
Learning the SkillFollow these steps to help you accurately predict
consequencesbull Review what you already know about a situation
by listing facts events and peoplersquos responsesThe list will help you recall events and how theyaffected people
bull Analyze patterns Try to determine what the pat-terns show Are some consequences more likelyto occur than others
bull Use your knowledge and observations of similarsituations In other words ask yourself ldquoWhatwere the consequences of a similar decision oraction that occurred in the pastrdquo
bull Map out all possible consequences or outcomesbull Analyze each of the potential consequences by
asking ldquoHow likely is it that this will occurrdquobull Make a prediction
Practicing the SkillCandidates for public office often make campaignpromises based on how they think voters willrespond Use the information in the chart below tohelp you predict what type of candidate would beelected president in 1980 Answer the questions
1 Review the facts and events listed on the chartWhat patterns do you notice What do the factstell you about the 1970s
2 Recall similar situations in which voters facedhard times What kind of president do you thinkAmericans would want
Applying the SkillPredicting Consequences Read newspapers forarticles about an event that affects your commu-nity Make an educated prediction about what willhappen Explain your reasoning
Glencoersquos Skillbuilder InteractiveWorkbook CD-ROM Level 1 providesinstruction and practice in key social studies skills
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Events of the 1970s Results and Reactions
OPEC oil embargo causes a shortage of fuel Americans feel helpless and angry
Many people lose jobs and the nationsuffers the worst recession in 40 years
Americans feel frustrated
American workers suffer unemployment as severalautomobile plants close
Americans become angry at governmentrsquos abuseof power
President Ford vetoes programs in health housing andeducation to reduce government spending
Ford pardons Nixon
To conserve energy Americans buy smallerimported cars
Americans learn CIA and FBI have secret files oncitizens
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12434037
Main IdeaJimmy Carter approached economicand foreign policy issues differentlythan Nixon or Ford but was stillunable to win reelection
Key Terms trade deficit human rightsapartheid fundamentalist
Reading StrategyClassifying Information As you readthe section re-create the diagrambelow and list three treaties that theCarter administration negotiated
Read To Learnbull how President Carter emphasized
human rights in foreign policybull what actions Carter took to improve
the economy
Section ThemeGlobal Connections Despite somefailures Carter saw success in treatiesdealing with the Middle East andarms reductions
The Carter Presidency
910 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
1976Jimmy Carter winsthe presidency
1977Panama Canaltreaties signed
1978Camp David Accords leadtoward Arab-Israeli peace
1979Iranians take 52Americans hostage
Jimmy Carter brought a simple lifestyle to the White House For example to savemoney President Carter once planned to visit his hometown of Plains Georgia by carinstead of by helicopter He soon discovered that it was much less expensive to go byhelicopter Carter later stated about going by car ldquoA good portion of the Georgia StatePatrol had been marshaled to block every country crossroads for more than 60 miles Itwas obvious that I was not simply one of the people anymorerdquo
The Election of 1976As the 1976 elections approached President Ford hoped to win the election
outright But Fordrsquos prospects did not look particularly good Although he hadhelped to restore confidence in government Watergate was still fresh in theminds of the American people In early 1976 Jimmy Carter ran as a Democraticcandidate in the presidential primary election in New Hampshire Few votersknew who Carter was Then Carter began winning key primary elections
English-Spanishcampaign poster
Treaties
Preview of Events
Guide to Reading
1976 1977 1978 1979
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73456474
Stressing his integrity religious faith and hisstanding as an outsider Carter gathered enoughdelegates to win the Democratic nominationSenator Walter Mondale of Minnesota ran asvice president
Meanwhile President Ford had struggled togain the Republican nomination He faced astrong challenge from the former governor ofCalifornia Ronald Reagan who was favored byparty conservatives Ford chose Senator BobDole of Kansas as his running mate
During the campaign Ford tried to stress hisachievements as president Carter promised toclean up the government and ran as muchagainst the memory of Nixon and governmentcorruption as against Ford Carter won in a veryclose election gaining 501 percent of the popu-lar vote to Fordrsquos 48 percent To a great extentCarter owed his margin of victory to supportfrom African American Southern voters
Explaining How did Carter repre-sent himself in the 1976 presidential campaign
An Informal PresidencyCarter an ldquooutsiderrdquo with no experience in
national politics did not fit the image of a typi-cal politician A former governor of GeorgiaCarter liked to say he was just a peanut farmerfrom a small town called Plains who wanted toserve his country
From the beginning Carter set a down-to-earthtone At his inauguration he wore an ordinarybusiness suit rather than formal clothing Afterthe ceremony Carter and his family walkedup Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitolto the White House instead of riding in
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability 911
Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn worship withAfrican American leaders including Coretta ScottKing widow of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Why was Carter viewed as an ldquooutsiderrdquo in national politics
History
the traditional limousine These gestures symbol-ized Carterrsquos desire to create a more informalpresidency Carter wanted to be seen as an aver-age American
Struggling With the EconomyWhen Carter took office the nation still suf-
fered from high inflation and unemploymentCarter tried to jolt the economy out of recessionby increasing federal spending and cutting taxesBoth measures were meant to stimulate economicgrowth Unemployment came down but infla-tion took off Carter then reversed course andproposed spending cuts and a delayed tax cut
Carterrsquos reversals on economic policies madehim seem weak and uncertain As an outsiderthe president had trouble gaining support forhis programs in Congress Although Carterneeded the backing of congressional Democratshis administration made little effort to workwith them
Energy CrisisCarter made energy policy a priority The
high costs of energy added to inflation In addi-tion as American money flowed overseas topurchase oil the nation faced a growing tradedeficitmdashthe value of foreign imports exceededthe value of American exports
In April 1977 Carter presented the NationalEnergy Plan aimed at resolving the energy cri-sis To stress the need to reduce energy use forexample the president turneddown the thermostat inthe White House
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CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
During the 1960sWilma Mankiller lived inCalifornia and was activein the womenrsquos rightsmovement and the NativeAmerican rights move-ment In the 1970s shetook this activism back to her roots in northeastOklahoma and applied itto the government of hertribe the CherokeeNation
In 1985 WilmaMankiller became theCherokee chief the firstwoman to ever serve as achief of a major NativeAmerican group She oftenfaced opposition but wasreelected and held the topposition for almost tenyears As chief she wasresponsible for 140000people and a 75 million-dollar budget
During her time as theleader of the CherokeeMankiller focused on lowering unemploymentincreasing educationalopportunities andimproving communityhealth care She also created the Institute forCherokee Literacy to pre-serve Cherokee traditionsand culture
912
Carterrsquos plan included the creation of aDepartment of Energy to coordinate energypolicy research funds to explore alternativesources of energy and tax policies to encouragedomestic oil production and energy conserva-tion Congress enacted a weakened version ofthe plan in 1978
Nuclear PowerIn the late 1970s Americans became more
concerned about the threats of nuclear power InMarch 1979 a major accident occurred at theThree Mile Island nuclear power plant nearHarrisburg Pennsylvania
An anti-nuclear protest movement soonspread President Carter however was unwill-ing to halt the nuclear energy program whichprovided more than 10 percent of the nationrsquosenergy needs At the same time supporters ofnuclear power argued that with proper safe-guards nuclear power provided no danger tothe environment
Identifying What economic prob-lems did Carter face when he took office
Foreign AffairsCarter based his foreign policy on human
rightsmdasha concern that governments around theworld grant greater freedom and opportunitywithout the threat of persecution or violence Heproposed that any nation that violated humanrights should not receive aid and support fromthe United States
Carter withdrew economic and military aidfrom such countries as Argentina Uruguay andEthiopia because of human rights violations Hecondemned South Africa for its policy ofapartheid racial separation and economic andpolitical discrimination against non-whites
Carterrsquos human rights diplomacy sometimescaused problems in the United States In 1980Cuban dictator Fidel Castro allowed thousandsof Cubans including criminals and politicalprisoners to leave Cuba
Beginning in April Cuban refugees beganleaving from Mariel Harbor most were en routeto Florida The United States however hadtrouble absorbing such large numbers of peopleSome of the emigrants were detained in refugee
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12355673
913CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
camps In June President Carter ordered otherCubans be moved to federal prisons to awaitremoval hearings Then in September Castrosealed off the boatlift About 125000 Cubanrefugees had entered the United States
Carter had learned that a foreign policy basedon a single issue human rights had many limi-tations Even so the president continued tospeak out on the issue
The Panama CanalCarter also acted to end Latin American bit-
terness over the Panama Canal Over the yearsUS ownership of the canal and its control of theCanal Zone had caused friction between theUnited States and Panama Carter signed twotreaties with Panama in 1977 The treatiesturned the US-controlled Panama Canal overto Panama by the year 2000 but guaranteed thatthe canal would remain a neutral waterwayopen to all shipping Some Republicans in theSenate tried to block ratification of the treatiescharging that Carter was giving away US prop-erty The Senate approved the treaties in 1978
The Middle EastPresident Carter sought to bring peace to the
Middle East When peace talks between Israeland Egypt stalled in 1978 Carter invited Israeliprime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptianpresident Anwar el-Sadat to Camp DavidMaryland for a summit meeting
For two weeks the three leaders discussedissues dividing Israel and Egypt In September1978 they announced an agreement Known asthe Camp David Accords the agreement led toan Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty signed at theWhite House in March 1979 The treaty markedthe first time that Israel and an Arab nation hadreached a peace agreement
The Soviet UnionCarter criticized Soviet human-rights viola-
tions but at the same time he continued negoti-ations on arms control In June 1979 thepresident signed a second Strategic Arms Limi-tation Treaty or SALT II Critics in the Senatecharged that the treaty gave the Soviets anadvantage and the Senate delayed ratification
Any hope of the Senate approving SALT IIdisappeared in December 1979 when Soviettroops invaded Afghanistan a country insouthwestern Asia bordering the Soviet UnionCarter ordered sanctions against the SovietUnion The United States and other nationsrefused to take part in the Olympic Games inMoscow In addition the United States imposeda grain embargo on the Soviet Union
Crisis in IranIn the 1970s Iran was one of the strongest
US allies in the Persian Gulf region an areavital to Western oil needs Shah MohammedReza Pahlavi the ruler of Iran used US aid tobuild up a powerful military force Many Irani-ans however complained about corruption inthe government Others objected to Westerninfluence in the country which they felt weak-ened traditional Muslim values
In January 1979 Islamic fundamentalistsmdashpeople who believe in strict obedience to reli-gious lawsmdashforced the shah to flee Iran Thenew ruler Muslim leader Ayatollah Khomeiniwas hostile to the United States because of itssupport of the shah
President Carter meets withEgyptian president Anwar el-Sadat (left) and Israeli primeminister Menachem Begin(right) Why were the CampDavid Accords important
History
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2015126
Checking for Understanding1 Key Terms Use the following terms
in a paragraph to help explain theirmeaning trade deficit humanrights apartheid fundamentalist
2 Reviewing Facts How did JimmyCarterrsquos manner differ from manyother presidentsrsquo
Reviewing Themes3 Global Connections What issue
guided Carterrsquos foreign policy Howdid the president attempt to imple-ment this policy
Critical Thinking4 Drawing Conclusions Which of
Carterrsquos actions do you think did thegreatest damage to his chances forreelection
5 Organizing Information Re-createthe diagram below and identify three problems facing the Carteradministration and the actions takenin response
Analyzing Visuals6 Picturing History Study the
picture at the top of this page Whateffect do you think this image on tel-evision had on the American peopleHow do you think this picture andsimilar images affected Carterrsquos campaign for a second term
The Election of 1980The Iranian crisis damaged the president polit-
ically By the time the election campaign beganCarterrsquos popularity among the public haddeclined dramatically
The Republicans nominated Ronald Reaganfor president in 1980 In marked contrast toCarter Reagan radiated charm and confidenceHis conservative message of lower taxesreduced spending stronger defense and arestoration of American pride attracted Ameri-cans weary of government and economic prob-lems When Reagan asked ldquoAre you better offnow than you were four years agordquo mostAmericans answered ldquoNordquo
Reagan swept to victory with an electoralvote margin of 489 to 49 Republicans alsogained control of the Senate for the first timesince 1954 The election resulted in a bitterdefeat for Jimmy Carter who only 4 years earlierhad promised a new era in American politics
A final disappointment for Carter came in Jan-uary 1981 During the last weeks of his presi-dency he worked to obtain the release of thehostages The Iranians finally did release themmdashafter Ronald Reagan took the oath of office
Evaluating How was Reaganperceived differently than Carter
914 CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Geography Draw a world mapand label the different countriesthat Carter dealt with during hispresidency
In November 1979 Iranian students withthe support of fundamentalists in the govern-ment stormed the American embassy inTehran the capital of Iran and held 52 Ameri-cans hostage The United States was outragedAttempts to negotiate the release of thehostages failed and a daring desert rescueattempt ended in tragedy with the death of 8American soldiers The hostage crisis draggedon and became a major issue in the presidentialelection of 1980
Summarizing Why did the UnitedStates boycott the 1980 Olympic Games
Problems Actions
C31-23Ppartial KO
clone out hand
Iranians present a blindfolded and handcuffedAmerican hostage
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11519798
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Ernesto Galarza (1905ndash1984)
Like manyimmigrants whocome to theUnited StatesErnesto Galarzaarrived facingthe challenge
of adjusting to his adoptedcountry This excerpt from hisautobiography Barrio Boytells the story of how Galarzaand his mother Dontildea Henri-queta traveled from Mexico toCalifornia to meet his unclesGustavo and Joseacute His storydescribes experiences commonto those arriving in the UnitedStates then and now
READ TO DISCOVERUnable to speak English andunfamiliar with the customs inthe United States 6-year-oldGalarza and his mother embark-ed on a new life Their trip wasa journey into another worldfor young Ernesto As you readthink about what it would belike to move to a new country
READERrsquoS DICTIONARYbarrio Spanish word for
ldquoneighborhoodrdquoTucson a city in southeastern
ArizonaSacramento the capital of
California
In the sunny morning of the nextday we walked back to the sta-tion Our train was still there
the flats and boxcars and coachesdeserted Mexican and Americansoldiers walking back and forthldquoLook the American flagrdquo mymother said It was flying over abuilding near us Down the streetbeyond the depot there was a Mex-ican flag on a staff ldquoWe are in theUnited States Mexico is overthererdquo
In Tucson we found our wayto the address Gustavo had sent Itwas a small hotel where the clerkspoke Spanish He took us down along dark hall to a room where Iimmediately began to explore theremarkable inventions of the Amer-icans
Regularly we went to the hotelto ask for mail from GustavoAlmost always there was a letterwith money but it was many weeksbefore we received the most impor-tant one of all the one that had thepass and the instructions for the tripWe were to take the train to Sacra-mento go to the Hotel Espantildeol andstay there until Gustavo and Joseacutecame for us
And from what I saw in thecoach on that long ride the Ameri-cans were indeed different They atethe repulsive sandwiches with relishThey put their feet shoes and all on
the seats in frontof them Whenthe men laughedit seemed morelike a roar and ifthey were closeby it scared meDontildea Henri-queta frownedand admon-ished me ldquoBecareful I neverhear you braying like thatrdquoMany of them kept their hats on as ifthey didnrsquot know that the inside of a coach was like the inside of ahouse and wearing your hat ineither a sure sign of being mal educado [ill-mannered]
From Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza copy 1971by the University of Notre Dame Press Usedby permission of the publisher
915
Barrio Boy
ANALYZING LITERATURE1 Recall and Interpret What
observations do Ernesto and hismother make about Americans
2 Evaluate and Connect Whatparts of Ernestorsquos story are prob-ably shared by all people comingto a new place
Interdisciplinary ActivityDescriptive Writing Imagine thatyou are Ernesto writing a postcardto a friend in Mexico Describe yourimpressions of America and of thepeople yoursquove seen
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability
Ernesto Galarza (1905ndash1984)
Like manyimmigrants whocome to theUnited StatesErnesto Galarzaarrived facingthe challenge
of adjusting to his adoptedcountry This excerpt from hisautobiography Barrio Boytells the story of how Galarzaand his mother Dontildea Henri-queta traveled from Mexico toCalifornia to meet his unclesGustavo and Joseacute His storydescribes experiences commonto those arriving in the UnitedStates then and now
READ TO DISCOVERUnable to speak English andunfamiliar with the customs inthe United States 6-year-oldGalarza and his mother embark-ed on a new life Their trip wasa journey into another worldfor young Ernesto As you readthink about what it would belike to move to a new country
READERrsquoS DICTIONARYbarrio Spanish word for
ldquoneighborhoodrdquoTucson a city in southeastern
ArizonaSacramento the capital of
California
In the sunny morning of the nextday we walked back to the sta-tion Our train was still there
the flats and boxcars and coachesdeserted Mexican and Americansoldiers walking back and forthldquoLook the American flagrdquo mymother said It was flying over abuilding near us Down the streetbeyond the depot there was a Mex-ican flag on a staff ldquoWe are in theUnited States Mexico is overthererdquo
In Tucson we found our wayto the address Gustavo had sent Itwas a small hotel where the clerkspoke Spanish He took us down along dark hall to a room where Iimmediately began to explore theremarkable inventions of the Amer-icans
Regularly we went to the hotelto ask for mail from GustavoAlmost always there was a letterwith money but it was many weeksbefore we received the most impor-tant one of all the one that had thepass and the instructions for the tripWe were to take the train to Sacra-mento go to the Hotel Espantildeol andstay there until Gustavo and Joseacutecame for us
And from what I saw in thecoach on that long ride the Ameri-cans were indeed different They atethe repulsive sandwiches with relishThey put their feet shoes and all on
the seats in frontof them Whenthe men laughedit seemed morelike a roar and ifthey were closeby it scared meDontildea Henri-queta frownedand admon-ished me ldquoBecareful I neverhear you braying like thatrdquoMany of them kept their hats on as ifthey didnrsquot know that the inside of a coach was like the inside of ahouse and wearing your hat ineither a sure sign of being mal educado [ill-mannered]
From Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza copy 1971by the University of Notre Dame Press Usedby permission of the publisher
915
Barrio Boy
ANALYZING LITERATURE1 Recall and Interpret What
observations do Ernesto and hismother make about Americans
2 Evaluate and Connect Whatparts of Ernestorsquos story are prob-ably shared by all people comingto a new place
Interdisciplinary ActivityDescriptive Writing Imagine thatyou are Ernesto writing a postcardto a friend in Mexico Describe yourimpressions of America and of thepeople yoursquove seen
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1732976
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N O T E B O O K
What were peoplersquos lives like in the pastWhat might our lives be like in the future These two pages will give
you some clues to everyday life in the US as you step backmdashand
look aheadmdashwith TIME Notebook
FUTURE SHOCK
PopulationGrowth in theUnited States
2000 2020 2040 2060 2080 2100
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YEAR
ProfileAfter getting HIV from a blood-clotting drug when he was just 13 RYAN WHITE was asked to speak before a Presidential Commission on AIDS in 1988
ldquoI CAME FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH AT
thirteen years old I was diagnosed with AIDS a killer Doctors told me Irsquom not contagious Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am I set high goals for myself It was my decision to live a normal life go to school be with my friends and enjoy day-to-day activities It was not going to be easy
The school I was going to said they had no guidelines for a person with AIDS hellip We began a series of court battles for nine months while I was attending classes by telephone Eventually I won the right to attend school but the prejudice was still thererdquo
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MINI TO THE MAX
Future MedicineldquoTAKE 200 TINY ROBOTS and call me in the morningrdquo Donrsquot laughYour doctor may be saying that to you sometime during the nextfew decades
Nanotechnologists are researchersand makers of microscopic robots In the future these germ-sizedrobotsmdashcalled nanomachinesmdashwill cruise through your body making sure everythingrsquos running in order Theyrsquoll report back to amainframe thatrsquos also in your bodyto report on your condition Thenthe tiny robots will scrape awayblockages in the arteries clean updangerous cancer cells and blast
away blood clots
Doctors predict that living tobe 100 or older wonrsquot be
any big dealmdashpossiblyin this generation
And you may have the nanorobots
to thank for itbull
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HARMONIZED MICHAEL JACKSON with 45 rock stars as they sing the tune Jackson co-wrote with Lionel Ritchiecalled ldquoWe Are the Worldrdquo OnApril 5 1985 about 5000 radiostations around the world playedthe song at the same time mdashall in an effort to raise money forstarving people in Africa Afterjust one year ldquoWe Are the Worldrdquomade over $44 million
RELEASED Fifty-two American HOSTAGES after 444 days in captivity in Iran Held by terrorists who were angry over Americarsquos favorable treatment of Iranrsquosformer ruler the group wassnatched from the US Embassy in Iran The fact that the US couldnrsquot negotiate their release was a factor in PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTERrsquoS 1980 election loss
SPILLED Over 11000000 gallons of crude oil in the clean waters of Prince William Sound Alaska in March 1989 A huge tanker struck a coral reefdumping hundreds of thousandsof barrels of crude oil into thewater devastating commercialfishing and wiping out preciousAlaskan wildlife
917
T H E C O N T I N U I N G J O U R N E Y 1 9 8 0 ndash T O D A Y
11600 The number of air traffic controllers whowent on strike in 1981 grounding the nationrsquos commercial airlines
70cent The amount earned bya woman for every dollar earnedby a man in 1987
$229000000Ticket sales from the movieET the Extra-Terrestrialreleased in 1982mdashone of the highest-grossing films ever
50 The percent of allAfrican American children livingin poverty in 1989
1200000Los Angeles children in 1986who observed a moment ofsilence in honor of astronaut and teacher Christa McAuliffe who was killed when the space shuttle Challengerexploded
EVENTS AND PEOPLE OF THE T IME US AT THE T IME
TIME
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President Carter
M I L E S T O N E SM I L E S T O N E S N U M B E R S N U M B E R S
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FUTURE SHOCK
What You Do Today Affects Tomorrowrsquos WorldIn May 2001 there were about 284 million people in the UnitedStates Indiarsquos population was about 103 billion But Americans use 25 percent of the worldrsquos resources and cause 25 to 30 percentof the worldrsquos waste Compared to the typical person in India theaverage US citizen uses
50 times more steel 170 times more newsprint
56 times more energy 250 times more motor fuel
170 times more synthetic rubber 300 times more plastic
Oil-covered sea bird found
in Prince William Sound Alaska
ET
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17240936
918
Reviewing Key TermsOn graph paper create a word search puzzle using thefollowing terms Crisscross the terms vertically and hori-zontally then fill in the remaining squares with extra let-ters Use the termsrsquo definitions as clues to find the words inthe puzzle Share your puzzle with a classmate1 deacutetente 5 deficit2 embargo 6 impeachment3 shuttle diplomacy 7 amnesty4 stagflation 8 human rights
Reviewing Key Facts9 Which two nations were the focus of Nixonrsquos attempt
to ease Cold War tensions10 What was shuttle diplomacy11 Explain why President Nixon was forced to resign12 What did Congress do in the aftermath of Watergate13 Why did the United States lose its place as a world
economic leader in the 1970s14 What did President Carter do to resolve the energy
crisis15 How did Carter bring temporary peace to the Middle
East
Critical Thinking16 Analyzing Themes Global Connections What was
Nixonrsquos main reason for establishing friendly relationswith the Soviet Union
17 Analyzing Information What did Nixon do to createa New Federalism
18 Analyzing Themes Global Connections What didCarter think the United States should do to any nationthat violated human rights
19 Drawing Conclusions How did Carterrsquos support ofthe shah of Iran ignore the interest of Islamic funda-mentalists in that country
20 Analyzing Themes Continuity and ChangeRe-create the diagram below and describe how the foreign policies of Ford and Nixon were alike
Search for StabilityNixonrsquosForeignPolicy
bull Nixon opens relationswith China and theSoviet Union
bull US backs an overthrowof Communist Chileangovernment
Nixon and Watergatebull Nixon introduces New Federalism
bull Economy suffers under inflation
bull White House involvement withWatergate break-in revealed
bull Vice President Agnew resigns
bull Nixon appoints Gerald Ford asnew vice president
bull Nixon resigns presidency
Nixon FordSimilarities
bull Ford grants pardon to Nixon
bull Ford continues deacutetente with Soviet Union
bull Inflation rises
bull Carter makes energy policy a priority
bull Carter bases foreign policy on human rights
bull Carter works to bring peace in Middle East
bull Islamic fundamentalists take 53 Americans hostage in Iran
bull Carter loses 1980 election to Ronald Reagan
Ford and Carter
Citizenship Cooperative Activity25 Serving on a Jury Find people from your school or city
who have served on a jury Ask them to recall theirimpressions of the experience With a partner thinkabout what happens if you have received a jury notice inthe mail Write a description of what you would do nextand what you would expect to happen Then note whatyou plan to tell the judge about your understanding of ajurorrsquos responsibilities Share your writing with the class
Alternative Assessment26 Expository Writing Review the chapter and make a list
of the successes and failures of Presidents Nixon Fordand Carter Based on your list which of the three wouldyou vote for in a presidential election today Explain yourchoice
Self-Check QuizVisit tajglencoecom and click on Chapter 31mdashSelf-Check Quizzes to prepare for the chapter test
HISTORY
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability 919
Directions Choose the bestanswer to the following question
Which of the following was a key feature of theCarter administration
A foreign policy based on human rightsB emphasis on formalityC clear economic policiesD close cooperation with Congress
Test-Taking TipEliminate answers that you know are wrong For
example Carter was different from his predecessorsbecause he was personally casual Therefore
answer B must be wrong
Standardized Test Practice
Geography and History ActivityIn 1973 Saudi Arabia imposed an embargo or a restriction oftrade on oil shipped to Israelrsquos allies including the UnitedStates At the same time other OPEC countries raised theirprices Although the embargo was lifted in 1974 its economiceffects continued through the end of the decade Study thechart below then answer the questions that follow
21 In what year did gasoline consumption first exceed 120 billion gallons
22 How much more did a gallon of regular gasoline cost in1980 than in 1973
23 Based on billions of gallons of gas consumed in whichyear shown on the chart was the environment most polluted with automobile fumes
Practicing Skills Activity24 Predicting Consequences Review the skill on predicting
consequences on page 909 Then read the followingstatements and predict three consequences for eachRank the three consequences in order of most likely tooccur to least likely to occur
bull If a person in a public office including the presidentcommits a crime he or she should not be pardoned
bull Engineers develop an effective efficient electric-powered automobile
bull The school year is lengthened by 30 days
Year Consumption Cost per Gallon(Billions of gallons) Reg Prem No lead
1973 1105 $ 40 45 NA
1974 1063 53 57 55
1975 1090 57 61 60
1976 1157 59 64 61
1977 1196 62 67 66
1978 1251 63 69 67
1979 1221 86 92 90
1980 1150 119 128 125
Gasoline Consumption and Prices
Source Statistical Abstract of the United States
Citizenship Cooperative Activity25 Serving on a Jury Find people from your school or city
who have served on a jury Ask them to recall theirimpressions of the experience With a partner thinkabout what happens if you have received a jury notice inthe mail Write a description of what you would do nextand what you would expect to happen Then note whatyou plan to tell the judge about your understanding of ajurorrsquos responsibilities Share your writing with the class
Alternative Assessment26 Expository Writing Review the chapter and make a list
of the successes and failures of Presidents Nixon Fordand Carter Based on your list which of the three wouldyou vote for in a presidential election today Explain yourchoice
Self-Check QuizVisit tajglencoecom and click on Chapter 31mdashSelf-Check Quizzes to prepare for the chapter test
HISTORY
CHAPTER 31 Search for Stability 919
Directions Choose the bestanswer to the following question
Which of the following was a key feature of theCarter administration
A foreign policy based on human rightsB emphasis on formalityC clear economic policiesD close cooperation with Congress
Test-Taking TipEliminate answers that you know are wrong For
example Carter was different from his predecessorsbecause he was personally casual Therefore
answer B must be wrong
Standardized Test Practice
Geography and History ActivityIn 1973 Saudi Arabia imposed an embargo or a restriction oftrade on oil shipped to Israelrsquos allies including the UnitedStates At the same time other OPEC countries raised theirprices Although the embargo was lifted in 1974 its economiceffects continued through the end of the decade Study thechart below then answer the questions that follow
21 In what year did gasoline consumption first exceed 120 billion gallons
22 How much more did a gallon of regular gasoline cost in1980 than in 1973
23 Based on billions of gallons of gas consumed in whichyear shown on the chart was the environment most polluted with automobile fumes
Practicing Skills Activity24 Predicting Consequences Review the skill on predicting
consequences on page 909 Then read the followingstatements and predict three consequences for eachRank the three consequences in order of most likely tooccur to least likely to occur
bull If a person in a public office including the presidentcommits a crime he or she should not be pardoned
bull Engineers develop an effective efficient electric-powered automobile
bull The school year is lengthened by 30 days
Year Consumption Cost per Gallon(Billions of gallons) Reg Prem No lead
1973 1105 $ 40 45 NA
1974 1063 53 57 55
1975 1090 57 61 60
1976 1157 59 64 61
1977 1196 62 67 66
1978 1251 63 69 67
1979 1221 86 92 90
1980 1150 119 128 125
Gasoline Consumption and Prices
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