1. Ford & Carter Notes

2. Ford Administration Republican VP for Nixon
Takes over due to resignation from Watergate scandal

3. Pardoned Nixon
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Why were people upset?
Why did Ford do this?

4. Paris Peace Accords 1973 Ended US involvement in the Vietnam War
The north & south Vietnamese kept fighting till the North controlled the whole country; Vietnam became a Communist country 1975
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5. Carter Administration
Democrat
Peanut farmer from Georgia
Worked with Human Rights before, during & after presidency

6. Camp David Accords
12 days of secret negotiations at Camp David (presidential retreat in Maryland) led by Pres. Jimmy Carter led to Israel and Egypt signing peace agreements, and Egypt recognizing Israel as a country. Efforts at peace in the Middle East regarding Israel & Palestine, angers rest of the Arab world.
Why are these 2 countries important? Think economics and geography…

7. Over-throw the Shah!
Iranian Revolution
1979 revolution that transformed country from monarchy under the Shah (who was pro-America) to a republic under Ayatollah Khomeini… establishes Islamic Republic (political and religious authority)
Read Upfront Article**

8. Iranian Hostage Crisis
US aided a coup against a democratically elected government (put Shah back in power)
Group of Islamic radical students (Ayatollah) took over the American embassy
52 US diplomats were held hostage for 444 days

9. Iranian Hostage Crisis 1979-1981

10. The Reagan Years
Video

11. Reagan Era - Reaganomics
Economic idea of “trickle-down”
Step 1: give tax breaks to the wealthy
Step 2: the wealthy will invest their $$ into businesses
Step 3: those businesses will hire more people
Step 4: those people have more $$, & will spend it
Step 5: the economy grows

12. Time Out - Review Carter
9. What two countries were part of the Camp David Accords?
10. What was Jimmy Carter’s goal in mediating the Camp David Accords?
11. What was the Iranian Revolution?
12. How did the US respond to the revolution?
13. Why were hostages taken during the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
14. When did the Iranian Hostage Crisis end? (give an event, not a year)