Word: hig
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Brandt established an image abroad for himself as a man of fairness and integrity, which did much to restore a sense of pride to the West German nation. In both East and West he made Germany salonfáhig (socially acceptable). No longer did young German tourists in France or Holland have to pretend that they were Swedes, and no longer did the governments of Eastern Europe blame all their problems on the "revanchist West Germans." During the 1972 national election, which he won handily, Brandt chose a slogan that would have been unthinkable only a few years earlier: GERMANS...
Unfortunately, Thieu's hig-handed re-election tactics botched the Administration's plan for a graceful exit from Viet Nam. Nixon had hoped to be able to point to the election as evidence that democracy is taking hold in South Viet Nam. Now, almost no one in Washington believes Saigon's figures on either the high voter turnout (87.7%) or Thieu's vote of confidence (94.3%). Nixon merely noted that "the road toward democracy and contested elections is a long and hard one." Almost apologetically, he argued that Thieu's unchallenged victory was no reason...