Carter
jackie malish 4th period
election of carter
1976
- Democrat
- 297 electoral votes compared to 240
- Promised no lies
- 97% of African Americans voted for Carter
humanitarian efforts
- Human rights for blacks in Zimbabwe and South Africa
- Camp David conference with Egypt President and Israel Prime Minister
- Signed accord lessening tensions
- Return to diplomatic relations with China
- Proposals by Carter to give Panama control over Panama Canal
economic and energy issues
- Double digit inflation
- Pay more for foreign products, not receive same money from their goods
- OPEC dramatically increased oil prices
- Isolation no longer an option
- Budget deficits
- High cost of borrowing
- Shah Pahlevi overthrown for trying to westernize the country
Beginning of the Iranian hostage crisis
- November 4, 1979
- Anti-American Muslims took US Embassy in Teheran hostage
- Demanded that US return Shah Pahlavi
- Ayatollah Khomeini led revolutionaries
- Iranian government too shaky to influence revolts