Exam Prep US History - Nixon's Foreign Policy, Start of US Civil War and the Imortance of the Railroads

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Why was compromise no longer possible between the North and the South in the United States by 1860?

  • The United States was divided completely because of political and economic differences.
  • North and South repeatedly relied on compromises that were only further creating tension (because the North and the South differed so strongly, there was no compromise that could be made to satisfy the needs of both sides --> North was not going to tolerate slavery (mainly because they didn’t need it to boost their economy, and the South was relying completely on the free labor of slaves.
  • The South had already been contemplating leaving the Union. They didn’t want to cooperate with the North whatsoever -->there was disunity in the US as the two sides were developing in completely different ways (economically / culturally / etc) and there seemed to be no political compromise that would bring the two closer together.
  •  Election of 1860 showed how deeply the country was divided over slavery.
  • The Election of Abraham Lincoln as President in 1860 was seen by southern leaders as a signal to leave the Union.
  • South believed it was no longer possible to live in the same political system as the North.
  • Southern people wanted their own system of government -- with a society and an economy based on slavery.
  • seemed beyond repair because South didn’t think that they were able to make any more compromises. -- both sides (north and south) so grounded in their opinions on slavery that they didn’t think that they could even work any more to be under the same form of government as each other.

Analyze the successes and failures of the foreign policies of Richard Nixon (1969-1981)

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Nixon’s foreign policy -- Vietnamization / chile / CIA / SALT treaties / détente / Cambodia

CHILE

1970 - Chile election

  - Allende was depicted and identified with the socialist and communist parties. He represented    socialism and marxism

  - US was worried that a marxist would come to power --> hurt to US economy (Domino Effect)

  - CIA was quick to get involved with the Chile election

  - ITT - put pressure on Nixon and Kissinger (secretary of state)

  - Replace Allende’s top general (mission of the ...

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