age of limits part 3

what was ford’s phrase where he admitted his limitations (after he pardoned nixon)

“I’m a Ford not a Lincoln”

ford’s economy (2)

• whip inflation now! WIN!

• OPEC oil $ ↑

what happened in 1974 and what did ford do about it (4)

what did it result in

ce, cs, tm, int

inflation went from 6-10%

• asks citizens to cut back on fuel to consv energy

• nothing worked so turned to “tight money” policies

• cut gov spending

• ask fed for high interest rates

result- recession

what did ford do following the recession

vetoes 50+ pieces of dem. congressional legislation

ford foreign policy (3)

ha, k, cr

• uses Henry Kissinger

• negotiates w china & ussr

• helsinki accords- cooperation w east and west europe

what did ford do abt vietnam

• asks congress for $ for S.V. but they’re like “nope no more involvement”

  • SV surrendered in 1975

76 election

describe dem candidate and what he was knows as

R- Ford

D- Carter: former governor of georgia and peanut farmer

“a washington outsider”

• carter wins by narrow margin

what was the problem with carter

didn’t understand washington crowd & deal making

• both D. and R. voted against his policies

carter’s domestic agenda (4)

ec nea PC tc

• Energy Consumption- energy crisis reimported oil

• National Energy Act: tax on cars that used large amts of gas to run

• removed price controls on US produced gas

• tax credits for alternative energy sources

what happened in summer 79 that caused fuel shortages

• middle eastern violence

• OPEC raises prises

what happened to inflation this time

7.6% to 11.3%

(carter tried many economic proposals none worked)

how did carters “malaise” speech backfire

chastises US citizens for a “crisis of spirit”

• made ppl believe he was being a defeatist

Carter's speech made him seem defeatist because, instead of offering solutions or hope, he focused on criticizing Americans for their lack of confidence. This gave the impression that he had little faith in the country's ability to recover.

3 bad things happened in 1980

• 14% inflation

• standard of living falls

• carter popularity drops

what were changes in economy caused by

• changes in workforce

• US was manufacturing economy → service economy (physical to mental jobs, tech now 🙂 )

• new workers needed more than a hs education for specialized skills

• foreign competition grew

what did carter do for civil rights

hired latinos & blacks

but experienced court setbacks

( tried to help but court was being annoying )

what did carter believe in and what did he make

• human rights, not just noticing “only the powerful’ (so opposite of realpolitik earlier)

• set up Bereau of Human Rights

who did carter cut off aid to

argentina and brazil (bc they’re rude to their own citizens)

what did Jimmy Carter do abt the panama canal

US had owned it from 1914 on

but panamans no likie

soo…. 77-78 agreement to give canal back by 1999

what happened to detente and what did carter object to

• detente falls apart

• carter objects to USSR treatment of dissidents

what was Salt II treaty

which group ratified it

Carter/Brezhnev sign in 79 to reduce arms

• senate meets to ratify

why did the salt II treaty never go through

USSR invaded afghanistan

• carter leaves salt II treaty and senate never ratifies

what was camp davis accords

and what were those countries leaders names

• carter negotiates peace btw Israel & egypt

egypt: Anwar el-Sadat

Isreal: PM Menachem Begin

what happened after camp david accords (3)

m sp

• sadat and begin meet at

  • Camp David, Maryland for 12 days

• Israel withdraw from

  • Sinai Peninsula (captured from egypt during 6 day war in 67)

• Egypt recognizes Israel :o)

Iranian Hostage Crisis

What was the dudes name who was the revolutionary

Shah is pro US

• Ruhollah Khomeini: Muslim religious leader

• Iranians revolt against shah with khomeini support

  • carter lets shah into US for cancer treatments iranians pissed

what happened as a result of iranian hostage crisis

• iranian students storm US embassy in Tehran and take 52 US hostages

• students demand Shah as trade for hostages

• carter goes “nope!”

when were the hostages released and how long were they captive

hostages released when reagen put his hand down from being sworn in as president

444 days later lol

where were toxic waste dump sites

places like Love canal, NY

what was Silent Spring

book by Rachel Carson

• dangers of pesticides to humans, animals, earth

• DDT outlawed in 72

what new day was introduced 4/22/70

earth day

what was EPA

environmental protection agency

• consolidates 15 fed pollution programs into one

• enforces pollution standards

• conduct research

• control pollution

what was the clean air act

gov set clean air standards

which act limited pesticide use and control strip mining

endangered species act

what did nixon sign in 71 (alaska)

legislation to preserve native tribal lands

what did carter do for environment

set aside 56 million acres as national monument areas (congress adds additional 104M acres of land)

what happened what made ppl scared of nuclear energy

• 3 mile island near harrisburg PA— nuclear reactor malfunction, overheated, cooling sys faliure, low level radiation escapes, residents evacuate

• increased safety standards followed ofc.