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FACTS about this decade. Population: 204,879,000 Unemployed in 1970: 4,088,000 National Debt: $382 billion Average salary: $7,564 Food prices: milk, 33 cents a qt.; bread, 24 cents a loaf; round steak, $1.30 a pound Life Expectancy: Male, 67.1; Female, 74.8
Gerald FordGerald FordMichigan (R)Michigan (R)
Former speaker of the houseFormer speaker of the house
Takes Agnew slot as Nixon VPTakes Agnew slot as Nixon VP
Pardons NixonPardons NixonSept. 1974Sept. 1974“ “ Our long National Our long National
Nightmare is over “Nightmare is over “ ALL ISALL IS
FORGIVENFORGIVENSIGNEDSIGNED,,
JERRY FORDJERRY FORD
Pardon Me ….Pardon Me ….
ECONOMYECONOMY … $$$ … $$$InflationInflationCity of N.Y. goes bankruptCity of N.Y. goes bankruptW.I.N.W.I.N.
Vietnam falls … April 1975Vietnam falls … April 1975Asks Congress for aid Asks Congress for aid War Powers Act …1973War Powers Act …1973
They refuseThey refuse
May 1975 Mayaguez incident in May 1975 Mayaguez incident in CambodiaCambodia
Aug.1975…Helsinki AccordsAug.1975…Helsinki Accords
Carter wins 1976 Carter wins 1976 ElectionElection
Carter - Mondale ticketCarter - Mondale ticket
JIMMY CARTERJIMMY CARTER … THE MORAL … THE MORAL PRESIDENTPRESIDENT
““Voluntary wage price controls”Voluntary wage price controls” interest rates up to 20%interest rates up to 20%Energy problem continuesEnergy problem continuesShortage in 1979Shortage in 1979Creates Dept. of EnergyCreates Dept. of EnergySuperfund … Florio Superfund … Florio Amnesty for Vietnam Draft dodgersAmnesty for Vietnam Draft dodgers
Three mile island
Love Canal
Deregulation of Oil Industry
Foreign Policy & Human Foreign Policy & Human Rights Rights
Panama Canal … give it back in Panama Canal … give it back in 19991999
Recognize ChinaRecognize China Salt II defeatedSalt II defeatedAfgahanistan …1979Afgahanistan …1979******Olympic BoycottOlympic Boycott
•Camp David AccordsCamp David Accords
Hostages in IranHostages in Iran
•IRAN HOSTAGE IRAN HOSTAGE SITUATIONSITUATION
•Election of 1980Election of 1980
•Ronald ReagansRonald Reagans
FACTS about this decade. FACTS about this decade. Population: 226,546,000 Population: 226,546,000 Unemployed in 1980:7% Unemployed in 1980:7% National Debt: 1980 - $914,000,000,000 National Debt: 1980 - $914,000,000,000 National Debt: 1986 - $2,000,000,000,000 National Debt: 1986 - $2,000,000,000,000 Average salary: $15,757 Average salary: $15,757 Life Expectancy: Male Life Expectancy: Male 69.969.9 Female Female 77.677.6 Minimum Wage: $3.10 Minimum Wage: $3.10 BMW was $12,000; Mercedes 280 E was BMW was $12,000; Mercedes 280 E was $14,800 $14,800 Attendance: Movies 20 million/week Attendance: Movies 20 million/week
Hostages Freed Hostages Freed …444 days…444 days
LiberalLiberal……Big Gov`tBig Gov`tControl Control
economyeconomySocial Social
engineeringengineering
ConservativeConservative……
Small Gov`t.Small Gov`t.DeregulationDeregulationMoral Moral
leadershipleadershipTax cutsTax cuts
New ConservativesNew ConservativesReduction in size of the Gov`t.Reduction in size of the Gov`t.
Spend less $$$$Spend less $$$$
ReaganomicsReaganomics
Supply Side Supply Side EconomicsEconomics
•TAX CUTSTAX CUTS
•I.R.A.`SI.R.A.`S
•CUT $39 BILLION FROM SOCIAL CUT $39 BILLION FROM SOCIAL PROGRAMS…ADDED $12 BILLION PROGRAMS…ADDED $12 BILLION TO DEFENSETO DEFENSE
•DEFECIT IS $59 BILLION IN 1980…DEFECIT IS $59 BILLION IN 1980…$195 BILLION IN 1983$195 BILLION IN 1983
reduce the growth of government reduce the growth of government spending, spending,
reduce marginal tax rates on income reduce marginal tax rates on income from labor and capital, from labor and capital,
reduce government regulation of the reduce government regulation of the economy, economy,
control the money supply to reduce control the money supply to reduce inflation. inflation.
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Air Traffic ControllersAir Traffic Controllers
Foreign PolicyForeign PolicyThe Foreign policy of the Reagan Administration was the foreign policy of the United States from 1981 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan during his Administration.
It was characterized by a strategy of "peace through strength" followed by a warming of relations with the
Soviet Union, once the reformer Mikhail Gorbachev rose to power, and a peaceful end to the Cold War.
As part of the policies that became known as the "Reagan Doctrine," the United States also offered
financial and logistics support to the anti-communist opposition in central Europe and took an increasingly
hard line against communist governments in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, and Nicaragua
1983 – Operation Fury1983 – Operation Fury
LibyaLibyaUSAUSA
USSR … “ The USSR … “ The Evil Empire “Evil Empire “
U.S.S.RU.S.S.R
GlasnostGlasnost… … more democracymore democracy
PerestroikaPerestroika … …restructuring economyrestructuring economy
Gorbachev
S.D.I. = STAR S.D.I. = STAR WARSWARS
Nicaragua … Contras & Nicaragua … Contras & SandinistasSandinistas
LebanonLebanon
IRAN - CONTRAIRAN - CONTRA
“ “ A MAJOR MALFUNCTION”A MAJOR MALFUNCTION”