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Gerald Ford -un-elected leader -appointed as Vice-President after Spiro Agnew resigned -25th Amendment had worked flawlessly

Ford’s Administration -set out to heal the country’s wounds “long nightmare is behind them” -restore honesty to the Presidency -pardoned Nixon soon after taking office, but this brought great criticism from a cynical public

Policies -inflationary problems -called for voluntary reduction of energy resources -WIN (Whip Inflation Now) -reduced money supply through high interest rates---caused recession -vetoed many spending bills b/c of inflation -Helsinki Accords were foreign policy accomplishment

Outsider -former governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter -promised to bring integrity to the office -Carter’s personality and honesty won the election

Jimmy Carter’s Agenda -Dept of Energy created -tries to lessen energy crisis -economy worsens and no programs are helping -changing economy -manufacturing decreasing, technology & service increasing -greater influence of minorities in Carter’s gov’t

Human Rights Policy -promote human rights throughout the world -giving up the Panama Canal -breakdown of détente -renewal of the Cold War -later wins the Nobel Prize for his continued efforts to promote world peace since 1976

Middle East Crisis -Carter’s Greatest Accomplishment -Camp David Accords -peace agreement between the leaders of Egypt and Israel---gave hopes of peace in the Middle East Carter Greatest Defeat -Iranian Crisis -Shah -Ayatollah Khomeini -Hostage Crisis

Middle East Crisis -Carter’s Greatest Accomplishment -Camp David Accords -peace agreement between the leaders of Egypt and Israel---gave hopes of peace in the Middle East Carter Greatest Defeat -Iranian Crisis -Shah -Ayatollah Khomeini -Hostage Crisis

Middle East Crisis -Carter’s Greatest Accomplishment -Camp David Accords -peace agreement between the leaders of Egypt and Israel---gave hopes of peace in the Middle East Carter Greatest Defeat -Iranian Crisis -Shah -Ayatollah Khomeini -Hostage Crisis

New Movement -Environmentalism grows -Rachel Carson Silent Spring, 1962 -establishment of EPA -April 22, 1970 1st Earth Day

Environmentalism -Alaskan Conservation -Nuclear Energy debate Three Mile Island -Continuing Movement