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Understanding why FDR was the only president to be elected 4 times. Truman passed law saying no president can serve more than 2 terms Roosevelt\'s 4 Freedoms, Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want\*, Freedom of speech, worship FDR, Churchill, Stalin (Uncle Joe), tried to get along Warsaw Pact- WW2...

Understanding why FDR was the only president to be elected 4 times. Truman passed law saying no president can serve more than 2 terms Roosevelt\'s 4 Freedoms, Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want\*, Freedom of speech, worship FDR, Churchill, Stalin (Uncle Joe), tried to get along Warsaw Pact- WW2 Germany refused to leave Poland, right on border, concern FDR and Churchill disagree on how to restore their empires. Britain didn't want to decolonize. Pearl Harbor. Consequence of Pearl Harbor, huge surprise, last official declaration of war\*, devastates the fleet Civil Rights, focused on winning court cases against De Jure at the beginning. De Facto and De Jure (illegal) segregation Brown 2, what's the point of Brown 2? The decision to desegregate with all deliberate speed (double down), no enforcement Civil Rights Act (1964) Significance- turning point in destroying Jim crow\*, encourage activism, turning point of South becoming red states\* The voting rights act (1965) after 1964 election, after civil rights act, clearly needed haven't voted since reconstruction, because of activism from Civil rights act, after Selma HUAC- House of Un-american Activities Committee -- Nixon, Anti-Communist Korean War Actual fighting between US and USSR The Soviets gives North Korea planes but they don't know how to use them. Soviet soldiers fly the planes and bomb Americans, closest they come to actual fighting Cuban Missile Crisis- Length of time it lasted- 13 days (he asked Jackie to stay) Consequence- Never again did the US and USSR get that close to nuclear Armageddon- continued communication between the two countries \*\* Vietnam- the decision of LBJ haunts him, domino theory, don't want to lose another country to communism, following JFKs example, he\'s being advised by Kennedy cabinet (groupthink)\*\* Nixon- "Peace with Honor", wins reelection despite Watergate , doesn't see Vietnam end (under Ford)\*\* Year of Violence 1968- Urban Riots, assassination of Martin Luther King JR, RFK, Democratic meeting in Chicago How Nixon becomes president, appeals to silent majority, southern strategy, people who are uncomfortable with civil rights activism (focused on economy), dog whistle, law and order, turn south republican \*\* Re-election, peace with honor Nixon's Foreign Policy- culture diplomacy (Détente), it worked during his presidency for a short time, he is effective because he was a tough anti-communist, the people with be more lenient with him Watergate- where things fell, Alexander Butterfield tells congress of the recordings, takes 2 years, he has to resign because his own party turns against him, "Our long national nightmare is over"- Gerald Ford pardons Nixon Foreign Policy- "Family Jewels"- name of report of the CIA's doing, they went too far, very controversial Why détente didn't continue? Ford is more focused on human rights, Carter very focused on human rights, specific to Carter, his relationship with China didn't affect anything, why does it get worse? Russia invades Afghanistan Ford had many assassination attempts "Evil Empire" (not axis of evil) Reagan used it in his first term, name for Soviet Union "Trust but Verify" (only Reagan, relationship with Gorbachav) Over 200 people died trying to get over the Berlin wall GHW Bush is naturally cautious (German reunification) he knows they need to be friendly, he feels it is too quick, doesn't help his popularity Reaganomics- Key Issue in 1992 election- all about economy Promise that HW Bush wrote, promises not to raise tax but he does, broke his promise The New World Order- HW Bush- both multilateralist Doctrine of Enlargement- Bill Clinton- multilateralist Rwanda had a genocide under Clinton's administration, apologies for lack of American assistance, America didn't intervene Agreement for ending troubles between Ireland and Northern Ireland, violence for generations, peace comes from Good Friday agreement, Tony Blaire, Bill Clinton Hyper Partisanship- Republican revolution- lead by politics of anger (Newt Gingrich) Longest government shutdown under Trump Bush's Foreign Policy- France, Germany, and Mexico didn't support the Iraq Invasion, Britain does support Why Not Syria?- Colin Powel warning on Iraq to W Bush- go into Iraq and get rid of Sadam Hussain we have to deal with the aftermath "you break it you buy it", very controversial W Bush was impactful in the Aids Crisis in Africa, medicine is cheap enough, suggested by Clinton, Aids crisis came about under Reagan Black Live Matter was founded after the killing of Trey Von Marten, starts as a hashtag, 2013 Obama- Supreme Court- he doesn't get a lot of justices appointed in 8 years 2 appointments (two women) and 3 nominations (Garland) President has power to nominate Cuba Immigration Policy- "wet foot, dry foot" cold war era policy toward Cuba "If you could make it to America from Cuba you can stay", Cuba didn't like this because they felt it encouraged people to leave, was repealed to maintain relations with Cuba First foreign country Trump visited was Saudi Arabia 2017: US recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Ebola made Obama make a plan for any future potential epidemics Nixon was not impeached, Johnson, Clinton and Trump were impeached but none were removed