US History Two Chapter 33

Gerald Ford

Inherited the presidency under unenviable circumstances. Tried to rebuild confidence and restore prosperity. Granted Richard Nixon pardon.

OPEC

Cartel began to raise the price of oil. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Jimmy Carter

A former governor of Georgia. In a brilliant primary campaign, he emerged with 50 percent of the popular vote to Ford’s 47.9 and 297 electoral votes to Ford’s 240.

Carter’s Treaty Between Egypt and Israel

The crowing accomplish of his presidency. Carter invited Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin to a summit conference at Camp David.

Hostages

Fifty-three American remained hostages in the embassy at Tehran for over a year.

Aytollah Khomeini

Zealous religious leader whose hatred of the West in general and the United States in particular was intense.

“Sunbelt”

The Southeast (particularly Florida), the Southwest (particular Texas), and above all, California.

Sagebrush Rebellion

Mobilized conservative opposition to environmental laws and restriction on development.

“Christian Right”

A visible and increasingly powerful political force. Jerry Falwell launched a movement he called Moral Majority, which attacked the rise of “secular humanism”

Richard Viguerie

A remarkable conservative activist and organizer. Developed a formidable conservative communications and fund raising organization and gathered a list of 4 million contributors and 15 million supporters.

Ronald Reagan

Swept to victory. Winning 51% of the vote to 41% for Jimmy Carter and 7% for John Anderson in the election of 1980.

“Supply-Side” Economics

Known to some as “Reagonomics.” Supply-side economics operated from the assumption that the woes of the American economy were in large part a result of excessive taxation.

Budget Deficits

Reagan presided over record budget deficits. Before the 1980’s, the highest single-year budget deficit in American history had been $66 billion. The budget suffered from enormous increases in the cost of “entitlement.”

Strategic Defensive Initiative (SDI)

Widely known as “Star Wars.” Through the use of lasers and satellites, SDI could provide effective shield against incoming missiles.

PLO

Guerrillas of the Palestinian Liberation. Organization, Arafat.

Muammar al-Qaddafi

Controversial leader of the capital of Libya and leading sponsor of terrorism.

Election of 1984

Reagan’s victory in 1984. He won approximately 59% of the vote, and carried every state but Mondale’s native Minnesota and District of Columbia.