U7L1 The Conservative Revolution Flashcards
What caused Carter to win during the election?
After years of scandal in Washington, Carter’s fresh face and promises of a new approach carried him to a narrow victory.
How did Carter begin his term as president?
The new President sent Congress almost a dozen major bills.
What were the bill Carter sent to Congress about”
They included reforms in the Social Security system and in the tax code.
How did President Carter handle inflation?
The President did not fare much better with the problem of high inflation. When the government tried to slow inflation, prices only kept rising. Many families had trouble paying for food, clothing, and rent.
Although was democrat, solutions did adopt to to solve high inflation?
Conservative
What conservative methods did President Carter use to help reduce inflation?
He cut government spending and appointed Paul Volcker as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Volcker used monetary policy to attack inflation by reducing credit and raising interest rates.
What did President Carter do to deregulate the transportation industry?
Carter also adopted a conservative position when he took steps to deregulate the transportation industry. Reducing regulation increased free market competition. Policies such as the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 brought lower prices for consumers.
What did the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 do?
brought lower prices for consumers
In foreign affairs, what was Carter a strong defender of?
Human rights
What was the Helsinki Agreement?
Thirty-five nations pledged to respect basic rights such as religious freedom and freedom of speech.
Who signed the Helsinki Agreement? When?
The United States had signed the Helsinki Agreement just before Carter took office.
What did President Carter think of the Helsinki Agreement?
The United States, Carter said, should keep this pledge and not aid countries that violated human rights.
Whose support did Iran have?
Iran was ruled by a shah who had U.S. support.
What caused shah, ruler of Iran, to leave?
In 1979, the Iranian Revolution forced the unpopular shah to flee.
Which religious ruler took control of Iran after shah left?
Ayatollah KhomeinI
What was the difference between the shah and Ayatollah Khomein?
(Allies)
The shah had been a firm ally of the United States. The ayatollah was strongly anti-American.
What was difference between the shah and Ayatollah Khomein?
style
Where the shah had favored westernizing Iran, the new ruler wanted to enforce a strict, old-fashioned version of Islam.
What was similar between shah and Ayatollah Khomein?
Government
Neither, however, favored democracy.
Why did President Carter let the shah into the U.S.?
In November 1979, President Carter let the shah enter the United States for medical treatment.
What did Iranian revolutionaries in response to the U.S. taking in the shah?
They seized the American embassy and took 53 Americans hostage.
When were the hostages in Iran released? How did this affect the relationship between America and Iran?
ment. In response, Iranian revolutionaries seized the American embassy and took 53 Americans hostage. The hostages were not freed until January 1981. The hostage crisis poisoned American relations with Iran for decades.
How did the hostage crisis in Iran affect America politically?
During the 1980 presidential election campaign, conservatives and Republicans criticized Carter for not successfully defending the overseas interests of the United States.
How did the Iranian Revolution affect gas prices?
The Iranian Revolution seriously disrupted oil production in Iran, which had been a major source of oil on the world market. Oil prices shot up, and Americans began to line up in cars at gas stations to buy gasoline, fearing that shortages would develop. Panic buying did lead to shortages in some places.
Who did Americans blame for the shortage of gas shortages?
Many Americans blamed President Carter’s foreign policy for the gas lines and shortages.
How did Carter somewhat cause the oil p/gas shortage in America?
After Iranians took Americans hostage in late 1979, Carter blocked any further oil imports from Iran. Then, in September 1980, war broke out between Iran and its neighbor, Iraq. Both countries had been major oil producers. The war further reduced world oil supplies and kept gas prices high.
Despite Carter being a Democrat, for what problems did he take conservative approaches?
inflation and problems with the transportation industry
How many American hostages were taken in Iran?
53
What war contributed to the energy crisis in the United States?
Iran and Iraq War
Which tide did Ronald Reagan swept into office?
Conservative
What view did many Americans share with President Reagan?
More Americans had come to agree with him that high taxes and “big government” were causing many national problems. “Government,” he said, “is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem.” These ideas contrasted sharply with the dominant ideas of the 1960s and 1970s.
How was President Reagan different from some the ones before him?
Since the 1930s, the federal government had grown steadily. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had begun this trend to help people through the Great Depression. Harry Truman, John Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson continued the expansion. These liberal presidents believed that government should play a large role in managing the economy and providing social programs.
What did Arizona senator Barry Goldwater led the way for?
A conservative movement warned against growing federal power. He argued for a smaller government nearer the people.
By the 1980s, conservatives dominated which party?
The Republican Party