Hey Folks! This week we will continue Topic 18 An Era of Change by discussing Nixon’s foreign policy as he opened up relations with China and created dente with the USSR.

Learning Objectives

Topic 18.5 Nixon’s Foreign Policy

Objectives: Explain the thinking behind Richard Nixon’s foreign policy. Define Nixon’s foreign policy toward China and the Soviet Union.

Topic 18.6 Nixon and the Watergate Scandal

Objectives: Describe Richard Nixon’s attitude toward “big” government. Analyze Nixon’s southern strategy. Explain the Watergate incident and its consequences.

Explain the thinking behind Richard Nixon’s foreign policy.

Define Nixon’s foreign policy toward China and the Soviet Union.

New Assignments Due 5/3

1. Topic 18.5 Nixon’s Foreign Policy

2. Topic 18.6 Nixon and the Watergate Scandal

Late Assignments that Close 5/3

1. Topic 18.3 The Rights Revolution Expands
2. Topic 18.4 The Environmental Movement