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Chapter 14 – The Ford/Carter Years
I. PA History Standards:

5.2.12.E How civic and political participation help attain individual and public goals 5.3.12.C Analyze causes of and solutions for conflict in society 5.3.12.E How civic and political participation help attain individual and public goals 5.4.12.J The role of media in political life 8.1.12.C(3) Historical interpretations of political leaders 8.3.12.A(1) U.S. since 1890: contributions of political leaders 8.3.12.D(1) U.S. since 1890: domestic instability 8.3.12.D(5) U.S. since 1890: military conflicts

Pages 479-485
 * Chapter 14, Part 1**
 * An Era of Limits: Ford’s Presidency**

• Identify Ford’s congressional experience and explain why some critics questioned his qualifications for President. • Describe the economic troubles of the mid-1970s • Describe Ford’s foreign policy • Explain the reasons for Ford’s pardon of Nixon
 * I. Objectives (SWBAT):**

vote.
 * II. Bellringer:** Students will discuss recent elections and what factors we use in our decision to

Nelson Rockefeller Pardon amnesty Helsinki Accords Project Independence Yom Kippur War OPEC SALT “brownouts” J. Edgar Hoover Inflation
 * III. Vocabulary:**

Chapter 14, Part 1 Study Guide
 * IV. Materials:**

Summarize the section content and introduce the next lesson on the Kennedy’s domestic plan.
 * V. Close:**

An Era of Limits: Mr. Carter goes to Washington Pages 485-497
 * Chapter 14, Part 2**

• Identify the candidates for the 1976 election • Explain three possible reason’s for Carter’s victory in 1976 • Explain Carter’s domestic difficulties • Explain how Carter’s peacemaking efforts brought some stability to the Middle East • Explain the reason’s for the decline in Détente • Explain how relations with Iran drastically changed in 1979. • Identify how Carter took a stand against the Soviet presence in Afghanistan. • Explain how the hostage crises impacted the Carter administration and the 1980 election.
 * I. Objectives:**


 * II. Bellringer:** Students list the rights that they would include in a definition of human rights.

Shah Mohammed .....Reza Pahlavi .............Anwar el-Sadat .......Cyrus Vance Iran Hostage Crisis ...Ayatollah Khomeini ....Menachem Begin Three-mile Island amnesty Allan Bakke
 * III. Vocabulary:**

Chapter 14 Section 2 Study Guide
 * IV. Materials:**

Summarize section content
 * V. Close:**

LINKS:

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 * __ABC's THE CENTURY__: LIVE FROM TEHRAN **

__Iran Hostage Crisis Timeline__: http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/educators/JEC/hostagecrisis_wq/index.php

BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/middle_east_the_iranian_revolution/html/1.stm