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election 1976
Jimmy Cater won
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Hamilton Jordan
congressional lesion for Cater
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domestic policy- Carter
very liberal
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department of education
- federal funding
- information gathering
- enforce federal laws (privacy and rights)
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department of energy
regulation, during energy crisis, renewable energy, nuclear energy
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three mile island
1979, in PA nuclear facility, partial melt down spread radiation to surrounding areas, US cancelled new construction on new nuclear power plants
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panama canal treaty
ended american control over canal zone, december 31, 1999 canal was handed to panama government
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camp david accords
to get israyel and Eygyptian president to work out an agreement, ---- arab countries felt betrayed by Eygypt
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Collapse of detente
starts in the carter years because soviet's didnt respond to carters human rights views
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salt 2
to reduce number of nuclear weapons, senate rejected agreement
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Afghanistan
government allied to soviets, rebel groups popped up, government called in soviets to intervene
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us strategy in afghanistan
worked behind the scenes to make soviets intervene (wanted this to be the soviet's vietnam)
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US call for action (afghanistan)
instituted a grain embargo against the soviets- made farmers mad
boycotted 1980 olympics in moscow- made americans mad
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Iran
1970's growing resistance
1979 shah went into voluntary exile
rebels created new government
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islamic republic
theocracy headed by the ayatollah
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Carter and iran
didnt understand what was going on
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the great satan
term used for the us by the islamic countries
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attack on us embassy 1979
Attack US embassy, took 52 hostages, solidified Ayatollah's control, hostages were only released after Reagan was inaugurated
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iran-iraq war
1979 when Sadam hussein was made leader of iraq, US supported Iraq financially and militarily
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election of 1980
elected ronald reagan
end of new deal coalition
conservative movement
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conservative movement
synonymous with republican party, economic and social conservatism, small government, militatnt foreign policy, christians
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Jerry Falwell
fundamentalist, moral majority group
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NRA
gun legislation, 1974 had lobbyists
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business groups
1971 the business round table, pressed for tax reform and deregulation
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politicle think tank
led to tax rebellion
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tax rebellion
shift of taxes to individuals and families
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committee of present danger
resurrect a militarized doctrine of containment, opposed to salt 2
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Reagan
symbol, campained on carters failures, moral agenda, declared ussr an evil empire, appealed to business, republicans gain in congress
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laffer theory
if you reduce business taxes you free up capital---- economy would improve, lower tax rate means higher tax revenue
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reagan's domestic agenda
reduced taxes, rollback on federal regulation, court becomes conservative, war on drugs, opposed affirmative action, opposed mlk holiday
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