Jimmy Carter's presidential adminstration started with the defeat of Gerald Ford. He was also trying to fix the problems that Ford couldn't.
He helped to ease the energy crisis with OPEC, and helped to organized the "Peace between Israel and Egypt .
Study in the Big Fat Notebook of American History pages 476-478
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/jimmycarter.php
Take the Quiz at the bottom of the page.
Questions for discussion:
What was Jimmy Carter best known for before he became President?
What has his most impressive achievement?
What were the long term effects of this?
What was the effects of the Cold War on his human rights stance?
Homework: You are a newspaper reporter from the New York Times, reporting on the Iran Hostage crisis. Tell what happened, how the USA tried to rescue the hostages, and the aftermath.
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