THE JIMMY CARTER YEARS MARIA CORR, CAROLYN KIRSHE, KATIE O'CONNOR, VIBHA RAO.

THE JIMMY CARTER YEARSMARIA CORR, CAROLYN KIRSHE, KATIE O'CONNOR, VIBHA RAO

A TROUBLING TIME AND A FAILURE TO RESPOND

Both Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter failed to effectively respond to the domestic and foreign crises of the 1970s.

BACKGROUND

Nixon’s presidency followed by distrust

Stagflation

Transition from manufacturing to service-based industries

American dependence on oil

Arab-Israeli War

Election of 1976

ECONOMIC

Oil embargo

Energy Crisis

Decline in trade unions

Sunbelt & Snowbelt Communities Silicon Valley

Minority groups

FOREIGN POLICY

US & Iran relationship

Carter’s moral principles

Camp David Accords

Iran Hostage Crisis 1979

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DOMESTIC POLICY & OUTCOME

Malaise Speech

Election of 1980

Rise of Reagan & Carter’s failures

TRENDS

America’s dependency on oil

Shift from manufacturing to service industries

Increased distrust of America’s government and its leadership

THE JIMMY CARTER YEARS MARIA CORR, CAROLYN KIRSHE, KATIE O'CONNOR, VIBHA RAO.

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