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What president succeeded (or came after) Richard Nixon? Today’s Objectives • Explain the reasons for economic troubles in the United States during the 1970s • Describe President Gerald Ford’s efforts to fix the economy. • Analyze President Jimmy Carter’s economic and foreign policy • Explain the emergence of new spiritual movements and religions during this decade. Why did Ford pardon • Discuss the cultural trends of the 1970s Nixon? Essential Question  What was going on in in America in the 1970s? The Big Idea During the 1970s, Presidents Gerald ______and Jimmy ______attempted to lead the United States through both domestic and foreign crises. In the midst of widespread ______about their leaders and concerns about the What new economic economy, Americans sought fulfillment and escape through new fads, forms of entertainment and spiritual movements. crisis hit America in Vocabulary the 1970s? 1. stagflation, noun • An economic crisis of rising prices, high ______, and low consumer demand - Stagflation was a new economic crisis facing Americans in the 1970s. 2. embargo, noun/verb • A government order that limits ______in some way Why did OPEC place • To impose a limit on trade an oil embargo on the - When an embargo is placed on America, citizens often can’t purchase specific goods. U.S.? 3. fad, noun • Something that is very ______for a short time - One of the strangest fads from the 1970s involved people running naked through public places. The Economic Crisis of the 1970s • The post-WWII economy ______throughout the 1950s and 1960s • Then the trouble started… Who defeated Ford in – ______began to rise the 1976 election? – U.S. support for Israel led the mostly Arab Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (______) to place an ______on America Gas Shortage • The embargo meant that less ______was available for consumer consumption • This meant that gas prices in the U.S. ______Stagflation Why did some • Increasing international competition led to a decline in the manufacturing sector Americans dislike • Factories closed and millions lost their ______Carter’s malaise speech? • Birth of “stagflation” à A mix of rising ______, stagnant consumer demand, and high unemployment • This was a ______economic problem, which made it difficult to combat Ford Takes Over • Gerald Ford became president when Nixon ______• Highly qualified, but had a ______personality • Sept. 1974 – Ford ______Nixon for any crimes he may have committed while in office What major crisis • Claimed the pardon was in the nation’s best ______occurred in Iran during Carter’s The Economy Under Ford presidency? • 1975 – The American economy was in its worse recession since the ______• Ford launched plan called ______, or Whip Inflation Now • But it didn’t do much to fix the economy Election of 1976 • Ford ran against Jimmy ______, a former governor of Georgia. • Carter campaigned on a promise to restore ______and honesty to the White House • Carter defeated Ford by a slight majority How did Carter The Troubles Continue handle the crisis in • Instability in the Middle East brought on another fuel ______Iran? Was he • Summer 1979 – Carter gave a speech about the “crisis of ______” that had hit “the very heart and successful? Explain. soul of our national will” • Became known as the “______speech” • Seemed like Carter was ______the American people for the troubled economy Carter’s Foreign Policy • Carter was strongly ______and wanted to focus on human rights issues • Pushed to ratify a treaty giving control of the Panama Canal to ______• Helped bring about the Camp David Accords, a historic peace treaty between Israel and Egypt What is a self-help Crisis in Iran book? • 1979 – Islamic revolutionaries seized control of American embassy in Tehran. • Wanted the U.S. to force Shah to stand trial • 52 Americans taken ______• April 1980 – Carter approved a daring ______attempt • But it ended in ______when several helicopters involved malfunctioned and one ______, What movement had a major impact on the killing eight servicemen structure of the • The president’s inability to free the hostages cost him ______and hurt his chances for reelection average American • January 21, 1981 – After ______days, the hostages were released family? Self-Help and the New Age Movement • The 1970s are often known as the “______” decade • Self-______books became hugely popular • Many turned to new forms of spiritual fulfillment, which became known as the New Age movement • Yoga, martial arts, crystals, astrology, meditation How was the American family Changing Families changing in the • The ______movement had changed the way women viewed their roles as wives and mothers 1970s? • ______dropped • Smaller families became more common • ______rate doubled TV in the 1970s Name one popular TV show from the • The Mary Tyler Moore Show – About an ______career woman 1970s. • All in the ______– Featured a controversial hero, the working class and bigoted Archie Bunker • The ______– Portrayed African Americans as successful Music of the 1970s • Rock music became less ______Do you like disco • Biggest musical trend à ______, a type of dance music music? • Jackson 5, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever Fads and Fashions • Skateboarding • Pet ______• ______• Mood rings • Jogging What do you think is Summary (Use at least two of the vocabulary terms and CIRCLE THEM in your summary): the strangest fad ______from the 1970s? ______