ford and carter presidency Flashcards
how did ford become president, and what was his task as president
following nixon’s resignation ford became president, he was given the task of repairing a nation and restoring confidence in the government and presidency
describe fords foreign policy
continued many of nixon’s plans
extended detente with the soviets
increased trade with china
saw the end of the vietnam war
describe fords domestic policy
ford had to face economic problems like nixon
called on americans to save their money in order to lower prices, cut government spending, called on congress to pass a tax cut
ford battled inflation and economic decline, and was unable to repair the broken economy
what was fords biggest controversy he caused
his use of the presidential pardon
who did he offer presidential pardons to
vietnam draft dodgers-pardon was received if dodgers took loyalty oath and worked 2 years in public service(conditional pardon)
nixon
why does ford pardon nixon
gives nixon a unconditional pardon for any crimes he committed as president
he did this to help heal the wounds of watergate scandal and help he american people move past the controversy
americans questioned why nixon could avoid punishment when others in the scandal served jail time, many beloved this cost ford the 1976 presidential election
how did carter win the election of 1976
he pushed his image of having no connection to washington, or the nixon administration
promised to “never tell a lie”
portrayed himself as president of he people by dressing casually
what were some of carters accomplishments
continued to limit nuclear weapons with the soviets
signed the panama canal treaty, returned control to panama by 2000
fought for human rights in places like south africa
offered an unconditional pardon to all vietnam war draft dodgers
camp david
what is the background of camp david accords
israel’s arab neighbors refused to recognize the existence of israel
they were at a constant state of war fighting over territory
egypt was the most powerful arab nation an leader of the middle east
how did egypt and israel move toward peace before the meeting at camp david
president sadat became to first arab leader to set foot on israel soil, begin then visited egypt
traveled to each others nations
what was camp david
carters mountain-top retreat away from public eye where he could get away from the press and often held meeting there
what was jimmy carters role in the negotiations at camp david
acted as a lead negotiator and worked on a peace treaty between egypt and israel
what two ways did carter save the negotiations when things went poorly
1) he found out sadat was going to leave, and said if he left it would be a serious blow to the relationship between egypt and the US
2) Begin threatened to leave, Carter told him they weren’t just creating a better future for themselves, they were creating a better future for their children and grandchildren
what were three results/ impacts of the Camp david accords
1) Israel agreed to return control of the Sinai Peninsula in exchange fore egypt recognizing israel as a nation
2) officially ended the state of war between them that had continued for 31 years and pared the way for future negotiations
3) Sadat and Begin shared the Nobel Peace Prize that year
what two things did the actions of The US and Soviet Union regarding the olympics reflect the cold war conflict
they wanted to show who was the superior nation, and who is he major influencer over the world
