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AP U.S. History 1970s, Ford and Carter
In this lesson, our instructor Elizabeth Turro gives an introduction on 1970s, Ford and Carter. She talks about Gerald Ford who is the president after Nixon resigns, the highlights of Ford presidency, oil embargo after Yom Kippur War, OPEC oil embargo, stagflation, Ford's foreign policy, Jimmy Carter, gas shortage, energy crisis and energy consumption. She also explains taking on inflation, the Three Mile Island, Goldsboro, nervous humor, Carter's foreign policy, the Women's movement in the 1970s, states that Ratified ERA, pro, anti-ERA marchers, other feminist activities, Ms. Magazine, gay rights movement and rust belt to Sun Belt. The other key points are demographic which changes affect politics, the Me Generation, pop culture, televangelists and the New Right, the Bakke Case and Iran Hostage crisis.
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