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Jimmy Carter
Ran against Gerald Ford and won
Then ran against Ronald Reagan and lost -
Election of 1976
Gerald Ford ran against Jimmy Carter in the election Carter won a narrow victory and won popular vote by less than 2 million first president from the Deep South and was a peanut farmer and governor of Georgia. -
Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviets decided to invade Afghanistan -
Energy Crisis
In the late 70s there was signs of the falling economy the industry nearly collapsed -
Ronald Reagan
Was an actor
Won because of Carter’s weakness -
1980 Election
Jimmy Carter ran up against Ronald Reagan and Reagan won. Reagan was a actor and one due to Carter’s weaknesses. -
Boycott Moscow Olympics
President Jimmy Cater decided to boycott the Moscow summer Olympics -
Ronald Reagan re-elected
He was re-elected to his second term in 1984 -
Challenger Space Shuttle
Explodes on take off everyone inside died -
President Bush
First VP to be elected president sense Martin Van Buren
Only lasts one term -
1988 Election
Bush ran against Michael Dukakis and bush became the first serving Vice President to become president and only served one term -
Cease Fire Announced
Cease fire was announced and Kuwait was liberated -
Election of 1992
Bush was forced to raise taxes dropping his approval rating to 49% in 1992 and Bill Clinton defeated Bush. -
Whitewater Scandal
The whitewater scandal led to Clinton getting impeached -
Clinton’s Affaire
Clinton was having sexual relations with a White House intern by the name of Monica Lewinsky. -
Surplus
In 1998 the federal government announced that they had a surplus and fewer people relied on public aid -
Election of 2000
Clinton’s VP Al Gore won the popular vote over George Bush and had to recount the key state Florida and showed that bush won more electoral votes -
The Meadicare Program
The Medicare program which began in 1965 exceeded 200 billion dollars -
9/11
Terrorists from AL-Qaeda flew planes in the World Trade Center in NYC. They also flew one into the pentagon in Washington D.C. and outside of Philadelphia. Osama Ben laden planned the attacks and killed roughly 3000 people. Bush increased antiterrorism measures. -
Won Nobel Peace Prize
Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel peace prize in 2002 only president to win after office. -
US and British Forces Invaded Iraq
Fear Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and none were found motivation change to liberate Iraq -
Saddam
Was said to have weapons of mass destruction then was found tried and executed -
2008 Election
Democrat Barack Obama ran against John McCain Obama won becoming the first black president -
Prime Time Address
American people decided to speak to the nation in a prime time address to Congress -
Affordable Care Act
It was passed after some elaborate legislative wrangling to get the House to pass the senate bill
