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whip inflation now

Jimmy Cater won

congressional lesion for Cater

very liberal

• federal funding
• information gathering
• enforce federal laws (privacy and rights)

regulation, during energy crisis, renewable energy, nuclear energy

1979, in PA nuclear facility, partial melt down spread radiation to surrounding areas, US cancelled new construction on new nuclear power plants

ended american control over canal zone, december 31, 1999 canal was handed to panama government

to get israyel and Eygyptian president to work out an agreement, ---- arab countries felt betrayed by Eygypt

starts in the carter years because soviet's didnt respond to carters human rights views

to reduce number of nuclear weapons, senate rejected agreement

government allied to soviets, rebel groups popped up, government called in soviets to intervene

worked behind the scenes to make soviets intervene (wanted this to be the soviet's vietnam)

instituted a grain embargo against the soviets- made farmers mad

boycotted 1980 olympics in moscow- made americans mad

1970's growing resistance

1979 shah went into voluntary exile

rebels created new government

theocracy headed by the ayatollah

didnt understand what was going on

term used for the us by the islamic countries

Attack US embassy, took 52 hostages, solidified Ayatollah's control, hostages were only released after Reagan was inaugurated

1979 when Sadam hussein was made leader of iraq, US supported Iraq financially and militarily

elected ronald reagan

end of new deal coalition

conservative movement

synonymous with republican party, economic and social conservatism, small government, militatnt foreign policy, christians

fundamentalist, moral majority group

gun legislation, 1974 had lobbyists

1971 the business round table, pressed for tax reform and deregulation

led to tax rebellion

shift of taxes to individuals and families

resurrect a militarized doctrine of containment, opposed to salt 2

symbol, campained on carters failures, moral agenda, declared ussr an evil empire, appealed to business, republicans gain in congress

if you reduce business taxes you free up capital---- economy would improve, lower tax rate means higher tax revenue

reduced taxes, rollback on federal regulation, court becomes conservative, war on drugs, opposed affirmative action, opposed mlk holiday