3.1 Flashcards
how far was there a crisis in political leadership in the years 1973 to 1980?
how many Americans were taken hostage in Iran + for how long?
66
444 days
when was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
27th Dec 1979
why was the Iranian hostage crisis so important?
- impacted 1980 election
- only 18% saw Carter as a ‘very strong leader’
- led to growing fear USA was losing international diplomacy
when did Carter authorise a military mission + was it a success?
April 1980
No:
- 8 American airmen died
- images shown worldwide
- Cyrus Vance (Secretary of State) resigned
what happened at Love Canal?
- foul smelling industrial waste
- residents living nearby suffered damage (attracts media attention)
what did Love Canal lead to?
- state enquiry
- NYS spending $30 mil to clean canal
- Congress would spend $1 billion/year to clean toxic sites
what happened at Tellico Dam?
- plan to build dam opposed by environmentalists + they got the SC to declare against dam in 1978
- dam was built
when + where was Three Mile Island?
March 1979
Pennsylvania
what were the consequences of Three Mile Island?
- no new nuclear reactors built
- public no longer trusted nuclear energy + had to rely on oil (despite inflated oil prices from 1973 Yom Kippur War)
when was the Watergate scandal?
1972
what happened at Three Mile Island?
nuclear reactor almost exploded + 10,000 fled homes
what happened after Tellico Dam was built?
- Wildlife Refuge set up
- National Park Extension across USA
when was the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
Nov 1979 - Jan 1981
where + when was Love Canal?
- near Niagra Falls
- 1978
when + where did Tellico dam take place?
1978
E Tennessee
what was the most serious nuclear accident in American history?
Three Mile Island
when did Ford pardon Nixon for ‘any and all crimes’?
8th September 1974
what was the voter turnout in the 1980 election + why was this significant?
53%
showed there was increasing political disillusionment
when was Iran willing to formally end the crisis?
once Reagan had replaced Carter
what was Carter’s response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
announced US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
what did Ford develop a reputation for?
honesty
what was Nixon’s political leadership like?
- devious
- highly intelligent
- capable of engaging in dirty tricks to get his way in politics
what was Carter’s political leadership like?
- more open
- less-imperial
- not tainted by any links to Washington
how did Carter break tradition at his inauguration?
by walking back from Congress to the White House after being sworn in, instead of getting a limo
