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Obama-
- 2008 election
- Obama vs. McCain
- Won with 51.2% votes.
- First African American Preseidnet
- Promised to end the war in irag
- Improve the economy
- From hawaii
- Went to harvard
- Vice presidnet was Joe Biden
- Won the swing states
- 2012 election
- Obama vs. Romney
- 51.1% vote
- Won swing states again
- Hasn't had any scandals
- A lot of Americans think he was not born in America
President Carter:
Background
- Born in 1925-family of four children
- owned a peanut farm
- gifted student and star of basketball team
- Went to college and Naval Academy
- Only U.S President to have received the Nobel Peace Prize after office
1976 Elections
- Democratic
- Carter vs Ford
- Won with 51% vote
- East vs West
1980 Electron
- Carter vs. Reagen
- Reagen won
Accomplishments
- Panama Canal Treaty-US wasn't responsible for the Panama Canal in 1999
- Created two new cabinet-level departments the Department of Energy and Department of Education
- Declared amnesty to Vietnam draft dodgers
- He encouraged energy conservation and installed solar panels on the White House
- Signed a treaty with Panama that would give control of the Panama Canal back to Panama on December 31, 1999
- Started SALT II talks but ended them after USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979
- Boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow due to the invasion as well.
Soviet Union Invasion of Afghantisan-1979
- The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
- the purpose was to help out the communist government that had been in place there since 1978
- western countries (US UK France) conspired to help get rid of the governemnt
- We sent military aid to the mujaheddin.
Iran Hostage Crisis
- 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981
- A group of Islamic students and militants took over the Embassy of the United States in support of the Iranian Revolution
- Carter was blamed for not freeing the hostages and many consider
- Ayatollah tried to over throw the Iran Shaw.
- Shaw went to the US and was helped with medical problems
- Shaw died and helped with the releasing of the Americans
1979-80 Energy (oil) Crisis
- occurred in the US during the Iranian Revolution
President Reagan
Background
- was a radio broadcaster in Iowa, an actor and Governor of California.
84 Election
- Reagan vs. Mondale.
- was old and health not the greatest
- Came back saying Mondale was too young and inexperienced.
- Blowout
- Won because people liked him
- Americans say he is the last greatest republican
Accomplishments
- 1983 invasion of Grenada
- 1986 bombing of Libya
- Publicly described the Soviet Union as an evil empire
- supported anti communists movement worldwide
- opposed to detente- easy-ing of tensions
- ordered a massive military buildup in the arms race with the USSR
Reaganomics
- lower taxes
- control the money supply to reduce inflation
- deregulate the economy
- reduce government spending
Assassination attempt
- March 1981
- Survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.
- Had an obsession with Jodie Foster
- Hinkcley stalked her and went to the same college
- Tried to impressed her
- Tried to kill the president like in the movie Taxi Cab
- Diseased with were a famous person are aware of you and are in love with you even though they don't know you exists.
- Reagan was shot
- Two other people were also shot
- Hinckley has been deemed not insane anymore
- Pushing to end Cold War
- Met with the USSR leader several times
- talked about reducing nuclear weapons the country had
- talked about peace
- made a treaty
- War was declared over when he was done being President
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