Saturday, May 18, 2019

A Young People’s History, Chapter 20, “Under Control?”


Videos: Watergate Timeline, Nixon’s Resignation, US Impeachment, SNL,
US Bombing of Cambodia, Laos, CIA in Cuba and Chile, Allende and Pinochet (Khan Academy)
Vocabulary: (Quizlet)

Why did the American public distrust their government?

Watergate
  1. Was Watergate Nixon’s only crime? Explain.
  2. What happened to Nixon’s VP?
  3. What happened to Nixon?
  4. What happened to the corporations that made illegal contributions to Nixon’s campaign?



America Overseas
  1. Why was the public upset over US foreign policy at this time?
  2. What did Kissinger think was the remedy for the US government and what did he do?
  3. What exactly happened at Tang Island?
  4. What did Democrats and Republicans both agree on?
  5. How did Congress act like sheep?
  6. How did Ford break the law?
  7. What examples of meddling in foreign countries sovereignty, did Congressional committees find the CIA had done?
  8. What had the FBI had done?
  9. What did America’s Bicentennial look like?


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