Learning Target: 1) I can discuss the impact of the Ford Administration on America

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1 Learning Target: 1) I can discuss the impact of the Ford Administration on America 2) I can discuss the impact of the Carter Administration on America

2 A-Names Nelson Rockefeller Vice President 1-Grandson of first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller 2-Only President/Vice President combo not elected to either office

3 B-Continues Nixon s foreign policy 1-Henry Kissinger: Secretary of State stayed with Ford A) Shuttle Diplomacy C-Assassination Attempts 1-Sept. 5, 1975: Lynette Squeaky Fromme 2-Sept 22, 1975: Sara Jane Moore *Both were followers of Charles Manson D-Presided over Nations 200 th Birthday

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5 A-Election of 1976 pits Ford against Jimmy Carter 1-Carter is a former governor of Georgia 2-He was basically an unknown before running for president A) Campaign Slogan: Jimmy Who? 3-Selected Walter Mondale, Senator from Minnesota, as Vice Presidential candidate

6 A-Election of 1976 pits Ford against Jimmy Carter 4-Carter wins A) Many say he won because they wanted someone who was an outsider B) Brings Down-home, Southern feeling to White House C) Known as Jimmy not James D) Brings many advisors in from the South 1) Hodding Carter 2) Cyrus Vance 3) Hamilton Jordan E) Problem: Beer-guzzling brother, Billy Carter

7 B-Camp David Summit 1-Carter meets with leaders of Egypt and Israel to hammer out a peace treaty between the two countries 2-Was the start to the Mid-East peace negotiations 3-Possibly the only success of Carter s Administration

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9 C-Soviet Union 1-SALT II treaty was never finished because the Soviets invaded Afghanistan A) Afghanistan becomes the Soviet version of Vietnam 2-Carter refuses to let American athletes compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were held in Moscow A) Soviet Union boycotts the 1984 Summer Olympics which were held in Los Angeles in retaliation

10 D-Panama Canal 1-Signed a treaty with Panama giving complete control of the canal to Panama in the year 2000 A) Many Americans angered because they believed the U.S. owned the canal B) Actually, we rented it from Panama C) Treaty said the U.S. always would have unlimited use of the canal

11 E-Race issue 1-Bakke v. Regents of the University of CA A) Univ of CA used racial quotas in determining admissions B) Allen Bakke applied to medical school 1) He was rejected C) Bakke found out he had better qualifications than some admitted D) Bakke sued E) Supreme Court ruled Bakke should have been admitted and quotas cannot be used to determine admission F) Race can be ONE factor, not the only factor

12 F-Iran hostage Crisis 1-Shah is overthrown by the Ayatollah Khomeini in early 1979 A) Shah was a friend of the U.S. B) Khomeini began rule of strict Islam C) Shah flees Iran D) Iran issues statement that the Shah must be returned to Iran to stand trial for crimes against the People of Iran

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14 F-Iran hostage Crisis 2-Nov. 1979: Shah enters the U,S, for medical treatment for cancer A) Iran asks U.S. to extradite Shah to Iran B) U.S. refuses C) Student Militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran and take 50 Americans hostage in order to force American to return the Shah D) Other American flee from Iran 1) Canada helps get may out with fake visas when all Canadian officials leave Iran E) Carter refuses to deal with the militants F) Shah leaves U.S. for Egypt 1) Dies July 1980

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16 F-Iran hostage Crisis 3-Carter sends in a secret military group to rescue the hostages A) Mission fails, killed many rescuers B) Iran captures bodies of those who died and put them on public display

17 F-Iran hostage Crisis 4-Affects Carter during the 1980 presidential election A) did very little campaigning B) lost to Ronald Reagan C) Jan 20, 1981: Carter gets hostages out of Iran as Ronald Reagan is sworn in as president 1) Regan announces this first as part of his inaugural Address and thanks President Carter for all his hard work 2) Iran does not let hostages go until after Reagan is sworn in 3) Reagan asks Carter to go to Germany and welcome the hostages home 4) When former hostages arrive in U.S. they are welcomed as heroes A) Yellow ribbons B) Tony Orlando song, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree

18 G-Three Mile Island 1-nuclear power plant south of Harrisburg, PA 2-reactors overheated A) due to 1) Human Error 2) Design flaws 3) Mechanical errors 3-radioactive water and gasses released 4-led to slowdown of building nuclear power plants 5-worst nuclear accident in U.S. history