U.S. History 53105 www.msu.edumilewsk6

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U.S. History 5/31/05 www.msu.edu/milewsk6

• OBJECTIVE Examine the Ford and Carter Years.
• I. Journal47 pt.A
• -Read Ford Travels a Rough Road p.810-811
• -Answer question (A) p.811
• -Read Carter Enters the White House p.812
• -Answer question (B) p.812
• II. Journal47 pt.B
• -notes on the film The Century, Americas Time
  Starting Over
• III. Homework Due Friday 6/3/05
• 1.) Read Chapter24 section 3 p.810-817
• -Answer questions (2-5) p.817
• 2.) Read Chapter24 section4 p.820-825
• -Answer questions (1-4) p.825

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U.S. History 6/1/05 www.msu.edu/milewsk6

• OBJECTIVE Examine the Economy during the Ford
  and Carter Years.
• I. Journal48 pt.A
• -Re-read Carters Domestic Agenda p.812-814
• -Answer questions (C) p.813 (D) p.814
• II. Journal48 pt.B
• -notes on the economy during the mid to late
  1970s
• III. Homework Due Friday 6/3/05
• 1.) Read Chapter24 section 3 p.810-817
• -Answer questions (2-5) p.817
• 2.) Read Chapter24 section4 p.820-825
• -Answer questions (1-4) p.825

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Ford and Inflation

• When Ford took office, the economy went from bad
  to worse
• The oil embargo had caused fuel prices to rise
  further and push the overall inflation rate in
  the country past 10.
• Ford rolled out a plan called, WIN, Whip
  Inflation Now. He asked Americans to cut back
  on their energy usage. But, with no incentives
  to do this, few Americans did.
• He and the Democratic Congress did not get along
  which cause very few bills to become law.

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Carter and the Economy

• President Carters felt that the energy crisis was
  the most important issue facing the nation.
• He urged Congress to pass laws that called for
  greater fuel efficiency and more energy
  development.
• The President was met by fierce opposition from
  the U.S. auto industry which lobbied against
  increasing fuel economy and from representatives
  in states with a large the oil and gas industry

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The National Energy Act

• It placed a tax on gas-guzzling cars and removed
  price controls on domestically produced oil. The
  government even gave subsidies promote
  alternative sources of energy.
• This helped, but a new crisis in 1979 in the
  Middle East caused a second major fuel shortage.
• Additionally, OPEC raised the price of oil. This
  caused inflation to rise again.
• By 1980, the standard of living in the U.S. went
  from 1st to 5th, inflation was the highest it had
  been since 1947, and the nations unemployment
  was on the rise.

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The American Economy Changes

• Since the 1950s, the American economy has
  shifted from a manufacturing economy to a service
  economy.
• In 1950, manufacturing was 41 of the economy
• In 1980, manufacturing dropped to 28.
• By 2000, manufacturing dropped to 20
• The reasons for the decline in manufacturing were
  better technology, which means it takes fewer
  workers to make the same amount of products and
  and increase in foreign competition.

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Iran

• In 1953, a communist-backed party seized control
  of Iran.
• The shah of Iran, Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi who
  took the throne in 1941 was deposed.
• Several days later, the CIA overthrew the Soviet
  backed government.
• As a result, American oil companies gained
  lucrative concessions and the U.S. gained a
  strategic ally in the region.

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1979

• By 1979, the Shah was in trouble. Iranians hated
  his regimes widespread corruption and
  dictatorial tactics.
• In January 1979, revolution broke out. The
  Muslim religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini
  overthrew the Shah and instituted a religious
  state based on strict obedience.
• In October 1979, President Carter let the Shah
  enter the U.S. for cancer treatment.
• This angered the revolutionaries in Iran. On
  November 4, 1970 they ceased control of the U.S.
  embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage.
• They demanded the U.S. send the Shah back to Iran
  in return for the release of the hostages.
• Carter refused. The situation ended 444 days
  later.

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U.S. History 6/2/05 www.msu.edu/milewsk6

• OBJECTIVE Examine environmental activism in the
  United States.
• I. Journal49 pt.A
• -Read The Roots of Environmentalism p.820-821
• -Answer question (A) p.821
• -Read Environmental Concerns in the 1970s
  p.821-825
• -Answer questions (B) p.822 (C) p.825
• II. Journal49 pt.B
• -notes on Three Mile Island
• III. Homework Due Tomorrow
• 1.) Read Chapter24 section 3 p.810-817
• -Answer questions (2-5) p.817
• 2.) Read Chapter24 section4 p.820-825
• -Answer questions (1-4) p.825

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Three Mile Island

• On March 28, 1979, a nuclear reactor near
  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania had a failure in its
  cooling system.
• Two days later some radiation did escape from the
  plant.

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U.S. History 6/3/05 www.msu.edu/milewsk6

• OBJECTIVE Examine the Rise of Conservatives.
• I. Journal50 pt.A
• -Read The Conservative Movement Builds
  p.830-832
• -Answer question (A) p.830 (B) p.832
• -Examine the Geography Skillbuilder p.833
• -Answer Skillbuilder questions (1-2) p.833
• II. Journal50 pt.B
• -notes on the rise of Ronald Wilson Reagan