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Prosperity and Problems

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PROSPERITY AND PROBLEMS

Students: Dinu Lucian and


Balamace Bogdan
Table of contents

01 02
Post-War J.F. Kennedy and
America democracy

03
The Watergate
affair
Post-War America
 The post-Cold War era began in December
1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet
Union, leading to the emergence of
sovereign nations and market economies in
Eastern Europe.

 The United States became the sole


superpower, while both the US and Russia
reduced their nuclear stockpiles .
-Former Eastern Bloc countries democratized and integrated into the global
economy, with many joining the European Union and NATO.

-Russia formed the CSTO, partnered with China, and joined the SCO and
BRICS.

-Major crises included the Gulf War, Yugoslav Wars, Congo Wars, Chechen
Wars, 9/11 attacks, Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, the Russo-Georgian War, and
the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War.
02
J.F. Kennedy and democracy
Democratic Nomination
 Kennedy, a Massachusetts senator, announced his
presidential bid in 1960 after finishing second in the
1956 Democratic vice-presidential ballot.
 He faced challenges from Hubert Humphrey and
others but secured the Democratic nomination and
chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate.

 Incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon easily won


the Republican nomination and selected Henry
Cabot Lodge Jr. as his vice-presidential candidate.
-The campaign focused on the economy, Kennedy's Catholicism, Cuba, and the space race.

-Kennedy narrowly won the election, becoming the youngest and first Roman Catholic
president, while the Democrats maintained majorities in Congress.
The Watergate
affair
 The Watergate scandal involved the Nixon administration's attempt to cover up its involvement in the
break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972. Investigations revealed Nixon's
approval of the cover-up and the existence of a taping system in the Oval Office.

 Despite resistance from the administration, televised Senate hearings gained public attention.

 Nixon's efforts to obstruct the investigation led to impeachment proceedings, and the Supreme Court
compelled him to surrender tapes implicating him in the cover-up.

 Facing impeachment, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, becoming the only U.S. president to do so.

 The scandal resulted in numerous indictments and convictions, and the term "Watergate" has become
synonymous with political scandals.
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