1. Knights Charge 5/17 What did Ford do for Nixon?
Why was Ford not so successful?
How did Ford continue Nixon’s programs?
Describe Carter’s foreign policy.
How did Carter try to create peace in the Middle East
Why was Carter seen as a weak President?

2. The Presidency of Ronald Reagan

3. Carter’s Presidency End Poorly
Due to his inability to free the American hostages in Iran, Carter looked weak
Reagan is elected President and frees hostages making him look good

4. Rise of “The New Right”
The New Right- Resurgence of conservatives during the 1970’s and 1980’s
Americans grew tired of government failure
Watergate
Iran Hostage Crisis
Stagflation
Oil shortage
Moral Majority- stressed that Americans should return to more traditional values

5. Conservatives vs. Liberals
Smaller federal government
Lowe taxes
Larger military
Support free market and business
People independent from government
Larger federal government
Higher taxes
Support international cooperation
More government regulation of business
Social welfare programs

6. Pick a Side
Taxes should be low to allow the people to have money and spend money

7. The federal government should stay out of how business do business

8. We need to have a large military to protect our interest oversees as well as from enemies abroad

9. The US should engage with other countries through cooperative organizations such the UN and NATO

10. The US should allow free trade among itself and other neighboring nations

11. The federal government must help the needy through social programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare even if it means higher taxes

12. Reagan Wins Election of 1980

13. Reaganomics
Supply-side economics- lower taxes will lead to more jobs which will lead to people spending more money
As people spend more money, the economy will grow

14. Reagan’s Economy Deregulation- less government regulation on industry
Tax cuts- Richest received largest cut
Budget Cuts- cut spending to social programs

15. Recession and Recovery
Economy struggled at first then recovered
Inflation fell
Number of poor increased
Led to federal budget deficit- money spent greater than money brought in
Increased National Debt- amount government owes others

16. Reagan Confronts Issues
Nation faced new epidemic- HIV/AIDS
Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

17. Reagan Challenges Communism
Reagan built up the nation’s military
Proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)- a space to land laser that would destroy any missile aimed at the US
Some called it “Star Wars”

18. Russia’s New Leadership
Mikhail Gorbachev passed legislation to move away from communism
Glasnost- Let the Russian people know what is going on with the government
Perestroika- restructuring of the Soviet communist system

19. The Cold War Ends By the late 1980’s, USSR economy was failing
USSR could not keep up with US military spending during Reagan’s Presidency
Fall of Berlin Wall- symbolic end to Cold War

20. Fall of the Berlin Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYdjbpBk6A

21. Trouble in the Middle East
Iran Contra- US sold weapons to Iran to help hostages in Lebanon
US then used money to finance “Contras” in Nicaragua
On both occasions, the US funded and negotiated with terrorists
Damaged Reagan’s reputation