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Carter

Carter. Which of the following statements do you feel is most true:. President’s create their own legacy through their actions. Events dictate the legacy of the president?. The Election of 1976. Republican Nomination Went to Gerald Ford Democratic Nomination

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Carter

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  1. Carter

  2. Which of the following statements do you feel is most true: • President’s create their own legacy through their actions. • Events dictate the legacy of the president?

  3. The Election of 1976 • Republican Nomination • Went to Gerald Ford • Democratic Nomination • Went to a peanut farmer and former Georgia governor, James Earl Carter, Jr. (Jimmy Carter)

  4. Results of the Election of 1976 • Carter won: • Won 51% of the popular vote • 297-240 • African Americans cast 97% of their ballots for Carter • Large Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress

  5. First Hundred Days • Created the Department of Energy in the cabinet • Cut taxes • Pardoned ten thousand draft evaders • Generating Discord • Was a “Washington outsider” and had no friends in Congress • Carter failed to consult adequately with Congressional leaders

  6. SALT II • SALT II agreement • limited the levels of lethal strategic weapons in the Soviet and American arsenals

  7. Carter’s Humanitarian Diplomacy • Called for the end of black oppression in Zimbabwe and South Africa

  8. Carter’s Humanitarian Diplomacy • Called for the end of black oppression in Zimbabwe and South Africa • Camp David Accords • In 1978, Carter invited the leaders of Israel and Egypt to Camp David to settle their differences. • While they were there, Israel and Egypt signed the Camp David Accords, in which Israel would withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula and Egypt would be the first Arab nation to recognize Israel’s existence as a nation

  9. Carter’s Humanitarian Diplomacy • Called for the end of black oppression in Zimbabwe and South Africa • Camp David Accords • Panama Canal • Theodore Roosevelt had obtained the Panama Canal in the early 1900s • Many Latin Americans resented the continuing U.S. presence at the Panama Canal • In 1978, Carter created a treaty that would return the canal to Panama in 2000. It was passed in the Senate by 1 vote • A second treaty was also signed that allowed the U.S. to take military action to keep it open

  10. Carter’s Humanitarian Diplomacy • Called for the end of black oppression in Zimbabwe and South Africa • Camp David Accords • Panama Canal • Soviet Union • Détente was at a high point when Carter took office. However, Carter’s stand on human rights alienated the Soviet Union • In December 1979, relations were further strained when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, a country on its southern border. It sent troops to end agitation against the Soviet-supported government there. The Soviets became bogged down and it became “Russia’s Vietnam” • The U.S. and 60 other nations boycotted the 1980 Olympics that were being held in Moscow

  11. Increasing Inflation • In 1979, the inflation rate was 13% • The bill for imported oil was $40 billion • Foreign trade accounted for 27% of the GNP by the 1970s • Loans weren’t given, the interest rate rose to 20%, and people living on fixed incomes were hurt

  12. Problems In Iran • Mohammed Reza Pahlevi installed as shah of Iran with help from America’s CIA in 1953, • Ruled with brutal force. • Reliably traded oil with the U.S. for years • His repressive regime was overthrown in January 1979. • The Islamic leader, the Ayatollah (title given to a Muslim religious leader) was now Ruholla Khomeini. He and his advisors denounced the U.S. as the “Great Satan” and burned oil fields

  13. This resulted in: • Oil shortages • High prices • Waiting in long lines • Waiting for gas on specified days

  14. Nuclear Energy and Three Mile Island • Nuclear power was an alternative to oil • A nuclear accident occurred at Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, PA • A partial meltdown occurred, releasing some radiation. 140,000 people were evacuated • Afterwards, the nuclear industry fell on hard times. People weren’t willing to pay the high costs for new plants. Protesters blocked building sites for fear of public safety

  15. Iran Hostage Crisis • In October, Carter let the exiled shah enter the U.S. for medical treatment. • In November 1979, angry followers of Khomeini seized the American embassy in Tehran. • 66 Americans hostages, of which, about 50 were held for over 1 year

  16. Iran Hostage Crisis • Carter broke diplomatic relations with Iran and froze all Iranian assets in the U.S. • Khomeini insisted that the shah be sent back for trial • In April 1980, Carter authorized a risky commando rescue mission. It ended in disaster when several helicopters broke down in the desert sands and eight Americans were killed. The government was humiliated and Carter’s popularity dropped dramatically • Finally, in early 1981, the hostages were released

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