The+United+States+1970-1994

** Tell the World Their Story **
** What happened in the United States between 1970 and 1994 **  // After each post, place a link back to your source and include your first name and last initi //al.

The Presidency of Richard Nixon
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Richard Nixon Resigns (Watergate)
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The Presidency of Gerald Ford
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The Presidency of Jimmy Carter
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The Camp David Accord
=== Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island // By: Tre'marr E and Trevor R. //=== The Nuclear Power Plant at Three mile Island in Pennsuylvania experienced an accident on March 28, 1979. The accident began when the plant experienced a failure in the secondary, non‑nuclear section of the plant. The main feedwater pumps stopped running, which was caused by either a mechanical or electrical failure, and prevented the steam generators from removing heat.  The accident caught federal and state authorities off-guard. They were concerned about the small releases of radioactive gases that were measured off-site by the late morning of March 28 and even more concerned about the potential threat that the reactor posed to the surrounding population. They did not know that the core had melted, but they immediately took steps to try to gain control of the reactor and ensure adequate cooling to the core. The NRC=s regional office in King of Prussia, Pa., was notified at 7:45 a.m. on March 28. By 8:00, NRC Headquarters in Washington, D.C., was alerted and the NRC Operations Center in Bethesda, Md., was activated. The regional office promptly dispatched the first team of inspectors to the site and other agencies, such as the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, also mobilized their response teams. Helicopters hired by TMI’s owner, General Public Utilities Nuclear, and the Department of Energy were sampling radioactivity in the atmosphere above the plant by midday. A team from the Brookhaven National Laboratory was also sent to assist in radiation monitoring. At 9:15 a.m., the White House was notified and at 11:00 a.m., all non‑essential personnel were ordered off the plant’s premises. Local preschoolers and pregnant woman were evacuated due to radiation. Source: @http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf36.html

The Presidency of Ronald Reagan
@http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan //By: Ashley M. and Gina W. // Ronald Reagan won the Republican Presidential nomination in 1980 and defeated President Jimmy Carter to gain the Presidency. On January 20, 1981 Ronald Wilson Reagan took office. 69 days after Reagan was voted into office he was shot by an assassin.

 Dealing very intelligently with Congress, Reagan acquired legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense. Reagan embarked upon cutting taxes and Government consumptions. A renewal of national self confidence by 1984 helped President Reagan and runner up George H.W. Bush win a second term with an unprecedented number of electoral votes.  In 1986 Reagan received an overhaul of the income tax code. That eliminated many deductions and it exempted millions of people with low income taxes. At the end of Reagans Presidency, the United States enjoyed its longest recorded period of peacetime affluence without reduction of business activity or depression.Reagan sought to achieve “peace through strength”. During Reagan’s last two terms he increased defense spending 35 percent and aimed to improve relations with the Soviet Union. In a meeting with Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, he negotiated a agreement that would eliminate intermediate range of nuclear missiles. After that, Reagan affirmed war against international terrorism, sending American bombers against Libya after evidence came out that Libya was involved in an attack on American soldiers in a West Berlin nightclub. media type="youtube" key="ZDIVheB5kIM?fs=1" height="265" width="320" media type="youtube" key="WjWDrTXMgF8" height="265" width="320"

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
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The Presidency of George H.W. Bush
//By: Jamme and Ja'marr // George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st President of The United States of America. Born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924, he defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis after Ronald Reagan’s Presidency ended. His goal was to create, “A kinder and gentler nation.”

 Bush became a well known politician after achieving great things in the military. He enlisted in the U.S. armed forces on his eighteenth birthday. In the Army, he became an excellent pilot, and flew 58 combat missions during World War II. He was shot down on one mission by a Japanesebomber, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his bravery.

 After leaving the Army, Bush focused on getting his own life going. Bush married Barbara Pierce and they had six children. He was an excellent student and the baseball team captain at Yale University. After graduating, Bush decided to try a career in the oil industry. Shortly after, he became very interested in politics. He served two terms as the Representative to Congress from Texas, and was director of the CIA from 1976 to 1977. He also ran twice for Senate, but was unsuccessful in both bids. In 1980, Bush ran for the Republican nomination for president. Although he lost, he was chosen as a running mate for Ronald Regan.

 After eight years of being Vice President, George Bush ran for President once Reagan’s Presidency ended. In 1989, George Bush was elected the President of the United States. Throughout his Presidency, George faced a lot of challenges, like the end of the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the Persian Gulf War. In the Persian Gulf War, Bush lead the United States to victory, after he declared an attack on Iraq. The United States dropped over 4,000 bombs on Iraq, and later charged Saddam Hussein’s army. This gave United States the win.

 With all of these challenges, Bush had trouble maintaining a stable government. Crime rate went up, and taxes increased throughout his Presidency. In the 1992 election, Bush lost his Presidency to William Clinton. Sources: [] [] [] media type="youtube" key="IFrnQHaQWoA?fs=1" height="265" width="320"

The Persian Gulf War
By: Griffon D. and Aaron S.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Gulf War was fought between a United Nations coalition- led by the United States and the United Kingdom- against Iraq. The fighting began on January 17, 1991.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Throughout most of the 1980s, Iraq was at war with Iran By the time the ceasefire with Iran was signed in August 1988, Iraq was virtually bankrupt. Most of Iraq’s debts were owed to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Iraq wanted both nations to pay back the debt, but they refused. Iraq also accused Kuwait of exceeding its OPEC quotas and driving down the price of oil, hurting the Iraqi economy. When the oil prices collapsed, it had a catastrophic impact on the Iraqi economy. The Iraq Government described it as a form of economic warfare.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Iraq-Kuwait dispute also involved claims from Iraq that they owned Kuwait and that they were drilling their oil. The Iraqi government immediatly declared that Kuwait was rightfully theirs, as it had been for hundreds of years up until the British creation of Kuwait.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops was met with international condemnation. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces to Saudi Arabia about 6 months afterwards, and wanted other countries to do the same. The majority of the military forces were from the United States. The United States and the coalition forces defeated Iraq within weeks.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Gulf War ended with a Cease Fire Agreement that was negotiated and signed by both sides. One of the agreements was that Iraq could fly armed helicopters for government transit due to the damage done. When Kurdish leaders took American statements that they would support an uprising they took action. However, when no American support came the Iraqi generals destroyed the Kurdish uprising and remained loyal to Saddam.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kurds fled across the mountains into Kurdish areas of Turkey and Iran, which led to no-fly zones over both the North and the South of Iraq. Meanwhile in Kuwait, the Emir had been restored and Iraqi collaborators and been repressed. After the war Yasser Arafat would not apologize for the support he gave Iraq, until after his death the Fatah under the authority of Abbas would formally apologize in 2004.

HIV / AIDS
By: Lauren N. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first known case of AIDS was published on June 5th, 1981. This started large scale discrimination. AIDS stands for “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV that slowly attacks your immune system. As the virus gets worse, your body will have difficulty fighting other viruses. When the time comes that your body cannot defend the viruses properly, that is when you are said to have AIDS.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scientists believe that the origin of AIDS was in South-Africa. They believe it jumped into the human race through monkeys and primates located around there. This may have happened when monkey trappers were cut, and or scratched, then touched the bloody tissue of the monkeys.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AIDS was first found most commonly n the gay community. Based on that fact, people would call it the “gay disease”. Later, scientists learned that AIDS was found among the drug users because they would share needles. Scientists thought that if you were not gay, and did not do drugs, that you would be safe from the disease. Soon after that, they found AIDS among the “straight” community.

**Greensboro Murders**
//By: T.J.// On Nov. 3, in Greensboro, North Carolina, a group of Klu Klux Klan members and American Nazi Party members attacked a group of Communist Worker's Party members who were gathered for a demonstration that was speaking out against the KKK. Five protest marchers were shot and killed by members of the KKK and the American Nazi Party. The marchers killed were Sandi Smith, Dr James Waller, Bill Sampson, Cesar Cauce, and Dr Michael Nathan.

One of the most questionable aspects of the shoot-out is the role of the police. Police would normally have been present at such a rally. However, no police were present, which allowed the assailants to escape. A police detective and a police photographer did follow the KKK and American Nazi Party caravan to the site, but did not attempt to intervene.