HIST 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Iran Hostage Crisis, Ruhollah Khomeini, Carter Doctrine
16 Aug 2016
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Was not nixon"s running mate in 1972 (agnew resigned) Post-watergate fallout damages republican party, pardon damages ford credibility. Fiscal conservative, sidestepped some social issues and supported women"s movement. He struggles to gain republican nomination due to new right"s support of. Jimmy carter= southern democrat, former gov. of georgia. People were not sure what kind of democrat he would be. Going to confuse people on what he believes in. Gave an interview to playboy, admitted he committed adultery in his mind through lust. Both candidates support women"s movement, pro-choice, pro-era. Us supported israel in quest for nationhood and land in the middle east in the 1960s and 1970s; displeased surrounding arab nations. Organization of petroleum exporting countries (opec) formed in 1973 after fourth israeli-arab war and imposed embargo. Crisis by 1974: oil cost 5x more than previous year. Congress fixed domestic oil prices in 1975 but hoped to slowly deregulate. Iranian shah mohammed reza pahlavi visited the us twice in nixon.
