The Cold WarThe Cold War- 1970’s- 1970’s

By Bianca Scobie and Sam Crummer

Vietnam War

World Peace

President Nixon1969-1974

Vietnamization

South

Vietnamese

Socialis

m+ Communism

= American

Isolatio

nism

Brezhnev DoctrineBrezhnev Doctrine

BrezhnevBrezhnev- - General General Secretary of the Communist Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionParty of the Soviet Union1964- 19821964- 1982

StrikesStrikes

Gary Cooper Gary Cooper

Look at the green x’s

Lech WalesaLech Walesa1961-19651961-1965

Danuta GolosDanuta Golos

Marshall Law Marshall Law

Relationsh

ips

Trade

Expand US Borders

Henry Kissinger

Le Duc ThoPresident Thieu

The Fall of Saigon

At the end of the slide show we will show a video about the Fall of Saigon

OPECOPEC

Two CrisisesTwo Crisises

Arab Oil Embargo- First Crisis

Arab Oil Arab Oil EmbargoEmbargo

As seen: “Gas Rationing Set Monday.”

War Powers ActWar Powers Act

President still pushing for fighting

John Paul IIJohn Paul II1978- 20051978- 2005

Power

ful

Strong

Anti communist

Soviet Invasion in Soviet Invasion in AfghanistanAfghanistan

MujahidinMujahidin

Détente “Release of Tensions”

VS.

Soviets Americans

The 1970’s

Fall of Saigon VideoFall of Saigon Video