The Last 35 Years Outcomes: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, & George Bush Sr.

1. Setting the Stage: Bad Presidential Decisions

a. ____________________’s actions around the ____________ Conflict changed the view of the Presidency

b. ________________’s action with __________ scandal widened the credibility gap c. ______________’s ______________ of Richard Nixon was political suicide

2. 1976 Election

a. __________________ (R) ran against ___________________ (D) b. Carter ___ _________ victory; won the popular vote by less than ___ million votes c. Became first president elected from the ________________ in 128 years d. Carter was a ____________ farmer, Senator, and Governor from ______________

3. Jimmy Carter Pros

a. Carter successfully ___________________________ between Israel and Egypt b. Carter strongly emphasized ___________ ______________ c. Won the ______________________ in 2002; the only president to win after office d. Key figure in ____________ for _______________ since leaving office

4. Jimmy Carter Cons (Bad Timing?)

a. __________ ____________ in the late 1970s was sign of a failing economy b. Auto industry nearly _____________ c. Environmental problems: ___________________

i. Neighborhood in Niagara Falls, NY was built on _________________ dump ii. _____ _____________ had to be demolished and citizens moved

d. Iran Hostage Crisis i. _____ Americans were held hostage in the American Embassy in Iran

ii. Took place during an ___________ _______________ iii. Eagle Claw: failed rescue attempt – ___ aircraft and ___ servicemen were

killed iv. Carter was ___________ to negotiate the hostages release v. Hostages were released after ________ days in captivity; release was

negotiated by Ronald Reagan shortly after he was sworn in e. Soviets ___________ Afghanistan in 1979

i. Carter decides to ___________ Moscow Summer Olympics in 1980 ii. Was seen as a _______ _____________ to Communist threat

5. 1980 Election

a. ________________ (D) ran against __________________ (R) b. Reagan was a former ____________ c. Carter’s _________________ prompted Americans to vote for Ronald Reagan

6. Ronald Reagan Pros a. Iran hostages were set free while he gave his ____________ _____________ b. Contemplated SDI or ____________; missile defense system – scared S.U.;

____________the Cold War once more c. _____________ ________________ came to power in the Soviet Union; worked

with Reagan and helped bring democratic and social ____________ to S.U. d. Was ____________ to second term in 1984 with defeat of Walter Mondale e. Budgeted $__________ for the war on drugs f. _______________ was nearly won by the time he left office

7. Ronald Reagan Cons

a. _________________ was controversial (Pro?) i. Use the ____________________ theory of economics

ii. Large tax ________ iii. _____________ slowed while unemployment was ______________ iv. Largely ___________ _____________ spending v. Federal budget deficits and the national debt _____________

b. _______ ________ ______________ uncovered; secret U.S. arms sales to Iran were used to fund Contras rebels in Nicaragua

c. Challenger Space Shuttle _____________ in mid air January 28, 1986

8. 1988 Election a. Reagan’s VP _____________________ (R) ran against __________________ (D) b. Bush became __________________________ to be elected Pres. since Martin Van

Buren in 1836 c. Bush would only last _____ __________