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A Crisis in confidence

Nixon Détente Domestic Policy Watergate Break-in Smoking Gun Tape Resignation

Ford Presidency Trusted by most Americans until he pardons Nixon Stagflation High inflation, high unemployment, no growth Foreign Affairs Helsinki Accords- human rights (Soviet Union) WIN- whip inflation now = failure

Carter becomes President Amnesty for draft evaders in Vietnam Economics Gas- 1973- .40, 1980- 1.20 Fuel shortages (OPEC) Continued Stagflation Rustbelt vs Sunbelt Proof in the politics- Carter- GA, Reagan- CA Televangelist- resurgence of fundamentalist Christianity, Billy Graham

Carter and Foreign Policy SALT II- contested in Congress, the SU invades Afghanistan 1979 = sanctions Boycott 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow, end of grain sales Return of the Panama Canal to Panama by 1999 Middle East Israel and Egypt Camp David Accords- Iran hostage Crisis US supports the Shah- 1950s- 1970s, fled in Jan 1979 Felt that carter not being tough enough in foreign policy led to this attack. Hostages are freed the day Reagan takes office in 1981 Fundamentalist Islam led by Ayatollah Khomeini Shah allowed in US to get medical treatment, Iranian students were enraged and invaded the US Embassy and took 66 Americans hostage

People Begin to Question Politicians- corrupt Foreign affairs failures Economic failures When people are unhappy what do they do?