HIS 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iran Hostage Crisis, Camp David Accords, 1980 Summer Olympics
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None of his plans worked to alleviate the crisis. In fact, things got worse: 1979, there was a gas shortage. Foreign policy: well, this wasn"t working out too well for carter either , wanted to bring about peace . The american people then saw him as weak: afghanistan. Usa provided weapons to fight against the soviets. Now, the us is in a war against the taliban. Helicopter sent to save people in the embassy crashes. Low time in us history: camp david accords. Peace treaty between egypt and israel that still stands today. Women"s movement: hit its peak in 1970"s, the publication of the feminine mystique . Studied housewives in the late 50s early 60s. Argued that even though societies should be happy in the house, women felt like it was a jail sentencing and they were trapped and wanted more in life. It gave a voice to women: big boost in the civil rights act of 1964.
