HIST 2057 Chapter : Carter, Reagan, Bush
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I. jimmy carter: democrat, who had very little political experience in d. c. which was good because he wasn"t tied to what was happening in the white house; clean in the eyes of. Israel and egypt: conference took place at camp david, his best achievement, egypt was the first arab country to formally recognize. Israel: salt ii, signed another arms limitation agreement, conservatives in congress opposed salt ii saying the. U. s. would be vulnerable if they stopped producing nuclear weapons: d tente is over, withdrew the salt treaty and increased military spending, american athletes forbidden to participate in the. Olympics held in moscow: foreign policy unclear, the iran hostage crisis, greatest foreign challenge for carter, the leader of iran had been an ally to the u. s. but began behaving like a dictator producing a revolution, Iranian revolution 1979, and allowed the shah to flee to the u. s. for political asylum and medical assistance;
