The Ford Carter Years Flashcards
What nightmare pursued insted?
The nation’s economic nightmare
To many, what was Gerald Ford?
A likable and honest man
After becoming vice president how did Ford announce his limitation
On September 8th, what controversial move did the President make
He pardoned president Nixon for watergate. He attempted to move the country beyond water gate, but this cost him a great deal of support
When the president pardoned Nixon, what did some people do?
They protested
By the time Ford took office, what did America’s economy look like?
It had gone from bad to worse
Which two things continued to rise
What two things soared and why
Heating oil an dfasoline:: Because of the OPEC oil price increase
When the oil costs soared, what percentage did it push inflation to
From 6 percent to 10 percent
To cut inflation what program did the President respond with, and what did the program call for
He responded with a program called WIN or Whip Inflation Now. This called on Americans to cut back on their use of oi and gase and to take other energy saving measures
What eventually happened to Win
it failed because there was an absensce of incentives
What was another thing that president ford wanted to do curb inflation
Tighten Money. He cut government spending and encouraged the Federal Reserve Board to restrict credit through higher interest rates
What did Gerald Ford urge Americans to do upon taking office?
He urged them to put the Watergate scandal behind them. “ our long national nightmar is over he declared.”
When Ford wanted to restrict credit through hihgher interest rates, what happned
It sent the country in to the worset economic recession in 40 years.
What did Ford Constantly battle
Democratic Congress intent on pushing its own agenda. Ford vetoed more than 50 pieces of legislation
In what area did Ford fare better in and who did he rely on
H erelied a lot on Henry Kissinger who was the secretary of state
With Kissinger’s advice what did Ford push forward with
The policy of negotiation of Chian and the Soviet Union
In november 1974 who did Ford meet with
Leonid Brezhnev.
Less than a year later in 1974 where did Ford travel and what did he sign
He traveled to Helsinki Finland where 35 nations including the Soviet Union signed the Helsinki accords which were a seeries of agreements that promised greater cooperation between Nations of Eastern and western europe. That would be Fords great presidential accomplishment
Where did Ford encounter a lot of trouble
In South East Asia
What had broken in Vietnam and what did Ford do
The 1973 cease fire agreement had broken, and so now heavy fighting resumed and Ford asked Congress for 722 million dollars which they refused
Without America, South vietnam had no where to go. When did they eventually surrender
They eventually surrendered to the morth in 1975
What happened to the US merchant shi Mayaguez
The Cambodian Government seized it,
What did the president respond with when the Mayaguez was seized
A massive show of military force to rescue the 39 crew members aboard the ship. It took the lives of 41 people which critics use to point out and say it had cost more lives than it had svaed
Who won the Republican nomination for president in 1976
Gerald Ford, the president. but he had to fend off a power conservator challeger: former cali governor Ronald Reagan
Because republicans seemed to divide over Ford’s leadership, what did Democrats eye
The white house, duhh
Who was the Democratic Nominee
Jimmy Carter. He was a former governor of Georgia and a peanut farmer
During the post watergate era, what ran high towards the government
cynicism
What was the promise and character of Jimmy Carter
He was soft spoken and plesent. He promised that he would restore integrity to the nation’s highest office
What did Carter and Ford debate on
Unemployment, inflation, and energy
On Election Day, who won and by how much
Jimmy Carter won by only 0.9 million
From the beginning, what did the new first family bring to the white house
A down to earth style. Carter conducted fireside chats on radio and televison
Even though he reached out to the people, who did Carter fail mainly to reach out to
Congres. He did not want to play te insider game of deal making. He relied on a team maily from Georgia and Carter even alienated congressional democrats
When both Congressional parties joined together it was to
Sink the president’s budget proposals as well as his major policy reforms of tax and welfare programs
What did Carter focus much of his energy on
Battling the country’s energy and economic crisis, but he was unable to bring the country out of the economic slum
For the energy crisis, what did the President believe was thr problem
Reliance on foreign oil. ON April 18th, 1977 during a fireside chat he urged americans to cut their consumption of oil and gas
How many bills did Carter present to Congrees
100 on energy conservation and development.
Who fiercly lobbied oil producing measures?
States that produced oil. Automobile industries had previously boycotted the gas rationing provisions
National Energy Act
Placed a tax on gas guzzling cars and removed price controls on oil and natural gas produced in the United States. Extended tax credits for the development of alternative energy. US dependence on foreign oil east a little
What did these energy saving measures fail to combat?
The new economic crisis
During the summer of 1979 what happened in the middle east
There was a renewd crisis which produced a second shortage
What did OPEC do?
Hiked up prices much again
Faced with the pressure to act, what did Carter do?
He tried an array of measures, non of which worked
When Carter fueled all of this uncertainty, he delivered a speech
Malaise speech, which he delivered and Complained about the crisis of spirit that had struck at the very heart and soul of our national will.
What did Carter make many Americans feel
That their president had given up
By 1980, how high were infation rates
They were 14 percent, higher than they were in 1947
What things slipped
Carter’s popularity and the standard of living
What happened in the economy
Long trem trends that caused many problems
What happened to the manufacturing and service jobs
They had reduced as a result of automation and foreign competiotn
Service expanded: Communications, transportaition, and retail trade
Many workers lost their job could not find a higher paying job because those required
More specialized skills
What were economies that cut into American’s markets
The economies of West Germany, Japan, Eaiwan,, KOra
The nation’s primary industries of Coal, Rubber, Clothing , Automobiles and stieel had to cut back primary production industries
The Auto industry was very hard hit
