Carter

Mayaguez Incident

Mayaguez Incident

one bright spot of Ford’s foreign policy; Khmer Rouge and his forces overtook the naval ship; Ford ordered a bombing campaign of Cambodia and a rescue operation for sailors

Iran Failure

critics of Carter’s ________ ________ of the on-going crisis was an example of his incompetence

Somozas

harsh dictators in Nicaragua that the US long supported

James Schlesinger’s Plan

use tax incentives to increase domestic energy production, raise federal gas tax to discourage consumption, foster conservation, promote non-petroleum sources (coal and nuclear)

Afghanistan

USSR invaded this nation; viewed as the USSR’s “Vietnam”

Human Rights

Carter dedicated his foreign policy on this

Economic Sanctions

Carter’s response to the Iranian Hostage Crisis was this and a failed rescue mission

Camp David Accords

peace agreement between Egypt and Israel

Nobel Peace Prize

Carter was awarded this for his mediation of the Camp David Accords

Democrats

criticized Ford for not being able to implement a coherent program of his own

Panama Canal Treaties

gradually returned the canal back to Panama; they would fully own it in 2000

1976 Presidential Election

significance of this is that voter turn-out was the lowest since WWII; demonstrates the lasting impact of the Watergate on the American people

Economy during Carter

no growth, high unemployment, inflation rose

No economic importance/strategic importance

Carter stated this to convince skeptics that signing over rights of the canal back to Panama

Republicans

criticized Ford for not standing up to Democrats enough as president

Carter’s response to Invasion of Afghanistan

halted grain supports, boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics, withdrew from SALT II, registered military service

Iranian Hostage Crisis

revolutionaries stormed the US embassy and took Americans hostage for 444 days

WIN

1 year surcharge on income taxes, called for cuts in federal spending, and more grassroots action

USSR failure

critics of Carter’s _______ _______ blamed him for letting US power and prestige decline

Cambodia

Khmer Rouge was from this nation

Nelson Rockefeller

controversial Vice President of Ford’s

Walked to the White House

both Jimmy Carter and his wife did this at his inauguration that made many feel they were “down to earth”

Jimmy Carter

retired Naval Officer, peanut farmer, born-again Christian, and former Governor of Georgia

Operation Eagle Claw

the failed rescue operation in the Iranian hostage crisis

Sandanistas

militant, marxist group that ousted the Somozas in Nicaragua

Reagan’s Inauguration

the Iranian Hostages were released on the day of _______ _______

Pardon of Nixon

historians credit this to Ford’s failure in securing a presidential election victory

Gerald Ford

former House of Representatives member, model, college football player, but was known as a bumbling, clumsy leader