1. After Watergate Chapter 21.2-3

2. Gerald Ford Become VP when Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace Former Michigan Congressman Moderate conservative, well liked on both sides of the isle Sought to restore trust in government Oath: August 9, 1974

6. The Pardon On September 8, 1974, Ford gave Nixon a full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he may have committed against the United States while President. In a TV broadcast, Ford explained that he felt the pardon was in the best interests of the country Ford also introduced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War draft dodgers

8. U.S. Inflation Rates

9. Foreign Policy Fall of Saigon All American military forces had withdrawn from Vietnam in 1973. As the North Vietnamese conquered the South in 1975, Ford ordered the final withdrawal of American civilians On April 29-30, 1975, the American embassy in Saigon was evacuated amidst a chaotic scene. Some 1,373 U.S. citizens and 5,595 Vietnamese and third country nationals were evacuated by military and Air America helicopters to U.S. Navy ships off-shore.

11. 1976 Election Republican Nominees Gerald Ford & Bob Dole Democratic Nominees Jimmy Carter & Walter Mondale

13. 1976 Election Ford was saddled with a slow economy > inflation > unemployment Ford paid a political price for his pardon of Nixon Carter ran as an outsider and a reformer and won.

16. President Carter Peanut Farmer GA State Senator GA Governor Style? Brother Billy

17. Camp David Accords One of Carter's most important accomplishments as President were the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978 They were a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt negotiated by President Carter, which followed up on earlier negotiations conducted in the Middle East Carter invited Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egypt’s Sadat to Camp David

18. Camp David Accords The Camp David Accords produced a framework for peace between Egypt and Israel Peace between Egypt and Israel Israel’s “right to exist” recognized Hand-back of Sinai planned (timetable)

19. Pres. Carter Israel's Begin Egypt's Sadat

20. Panama Canal Treaty Signed in September 1977 The treaty said that Panama would gain control of the Panama Canal after 1999 Ended control of the canal that the U.S. had since 1903 Part of Carter’s human-rights foreign policy focus The U.S. retained the permanent right to defend the canal from any threat

22. USSR Invades Afghanistan In December 1979, the USSR invaded Afghanistan Some believed the Soviets were: Expanding their borders to gain a foothold in the region for a warm water port Positioning for a takeover of Middle Eastern oil Fearful that the fundamentalist Muslim uprising in Iran and Afghanistan would spread to Muslims in the USSR After the invasion, President Carter: Stopped exports of wheat to Russia Prohibited U.S. participation in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow

23. Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

24. Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

25. Gerald Fords ascendency to the presidency could be described as: Appellation Desultory Chimerical Scion

26. Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

27. Hair Club for Men Co-Presidents Sears and Roebuck Woodward and Bernstein Simon and Schulster

28. Richard M. Nixon won the election of 1968 for all of the following reasons EXCEPT? Nixon could criticize the Democrats for involving the United States in Vietnam for years He promised the American people he could defeat Communism in Vietnam Nixon could attack the wasteful and failed programs of the Great Society. Nixon could appeal to the non-demonstrating, non-shouting, forgotten Americans.

29. The Watergate scandal grew out of the efforts of Nixon's confidants to? control all new appointments for the Supreme Court tighten the security against leaks to reporters on the Washington Post arrest the growing influence and power of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger assure the re-election of Nixon in 1972

30. Watergate? A C B D . . . .

31. Which of the following best matches up with the détente the US was experiencing with the USSR? SALT I war in Afghanistan lack of US participation at the 1980 Moscow Olympics the Camp David Accords

32. Richard Nixon's approach to China was to? isolate the mainland government because of its support for the north in the Vietnam War. pressure the nationalist government of Taiwan to seek reunification with the mainland. open to contact for the first time since 1949 by visiting China and beginning diplomatic relations. try to stir Soviet-Chinese border conflict.

33. Nixon Must Surrender Tapes! Supreme Court Rules, 8 to 0!Which feature of the U. S. Constitution system is best illustrated by the above headlines? checks and balances. power to grant pardons. executive privilege. federalism.

34. Which of the following MOST damaged President Ford’s chances for re-election in 1976? his use of the presidential pardon charges of tax evasion and bribery unpopularity of the Vietnam War the oil embargo put in place by OPEC

35. Iranian Hostage Crisis The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis that lasted from November 4, 1979, until January 20, 1981. Members of the Muslim Student Followers held 66 U.S. citizens hostage inside the American diplomatic mission in Tehran, Iran The crisis was one of the primary reasons for Jimmy Carter's loss in the U.S. Presidential Election of 1980

43. Iranian Hostage Crisis On January 20, 1981, the hostages were formally released into United States custody after spending 444 days in captivity. The release took place just minutes after Ronald Reagan was officially sworn in as president.