Ford & Carter. Who is this? Ford’s Presidency Pardons Nixon  Officially forgiven  Very unpopular decision WIN (Whip Inflation Now)  Failure: factories.

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Ford & Carter

Who is this?

Ford’s Presidency Pardons Nixon  Officially forgiven  Very unpopular decision WIN (Whip Inflation Now)  Failure: factories close, demand for goods decreased & unemployment increased Overall economy worsens during his presidency

Jimmy Carter Defeats Ford in 1976

Jimmy Carter “Citizens President” Amnesty  Political pardons to draft dodgers during Vietnam  “The most disgraceful thing a president has ever done”

The Good Camp David Accords  Peace treaty between Egypt & Israel  Result: Egypt formally recognizes Israel

The Bad SALT II  Agreed upon under Ford  Carter & Brezhnev sign USSR invades Afghanistan  Carter withdraws SALT II from the Senate  Imposes sanctions  1980 Moscow Summer Olympics  Suspension of grain sales to USSR

The Ugly-Iran Hostage Crisis US supports the Shah (leader of Iran) Iranian Revolution  Ayatollah Khomeini takes power Shah flees Iran  Comes to US for medical treatment US Embassy taken over by Iranian radicals  66 US Hostages Carter imposes sanctions  Fails to get hostages released  Shows sign of weakness as leader

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