Nixon

 **Learning Links:**  Keep the guiding questions in mind and be selective with what you need to know; learning about the colour of his eyes or his favourite sport might be interesting but not necessarily relevant for your essays: Some links may be accessed from the same site: [|Revision notes online] [|Final Presidents Revision.docx] The Nixon notes exclude historiography and international affairs, so remember that you will need to develop those areas [|Interactive timeline] [|Wikipedia] The [|HistoryQuest database:] Make sure that you know the school username and password to access these specific links. The [|EBSCO database] is also an excellent resource that can be accessed with the school user name and password. If you are already signed into these databases on your desktop, then the database links below should take you straight through to the relevant articles:
 * For general information:**
 * For detailed information:**

[|Short clips of specific events] [|PBS video/documentary] [|Article: Corruption of power] [|Watergate in-depth] [|Watergate in-depth/Washington Post] [|Article: If Watergate had not happened] [|Article: Madmen Theory and Nixon] [|Article: domestic policy: a retrospective] [|Article: Economic policy] [|Article: Nixon and Civil Rights: Explaining an enigma] [|Historiography]


 * Guiding questions: **

Context and circumstances: What were the challenges he faced when he became President? What were his overall aims? Go to this link: for the special focus task on the Imperial Presidency for your essay Content: What challenges did he face and how effective was his leadership? What key issues/debates arise out of his leadership? What schools of thought are there? Economics: Content: What challenges did he face and how effective were his policies? What key issues/debates arise out of his leadership? What schools of thought are there? Social: Content: What challenges did he face and how effective were his policies? What key issues/debates arise out of his leadership? What schools of thought are there? Go to the link above to explore his regional policy (central and south America) Go to this link to explore the theme of the Presidents and Vietnam Content: What challenges did he face (internationally and in the Americas) and how effective were his policies? What key issues/debates arise out of his leadership? What schools of thought are there?
 * Politics:**
 * Regional and International Affairs: (overlap with SL Cold War)**