"tappers" - 1 õppematerjal

Konspekt USA history

· Richard Nixon and the Watergate Affair Republican 37th President of the United States from 1969­1974 (reelected) Faced impeachment due to the Watergate scandal Watergate, successful foreign policy, opposition against the Vietnam War Due to Watergate he faced impeachment(umbusaldus avaldus) and was the first president to resigned 1974 before that he was re-elected WATERGATE- police arrested 5 men attempting to wiretap .. White House Dirty Squad(the wire tappers were connected with Nixon) a lot of money was found Nixon tried to stop the investigation tapes were found · John Foster Dulles US secretary of State 1953-59 strong anti-communist policies Zealand etc ­ protection against Soviet union Doctrine of "Massive retaliation" (kättemaks) · Space Race competition between US and soviet union. Began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik (Soviet Union). ended 1969- Apollo 11 lands on the moon (Neil Armstrong)