By the election of 1976 why were Americans suspicious of almost all Washington politicians?  p 642

Because of the shadow of Watergate, and Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon still lingered over the Republican party.

Peanut farmer and former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter wins the election.  ( first candidate to declare that he was  "born again")

Ayatollah Khomeini  a Muslim religious leader, captured the American embassy in Tehran, the Iranian capital and took 63 American hostages and held them for the next 14 months.

    What happened when Carter tried to rescue the hostages? p 644 

    Several of the helicopters carrying commando troopers were forced down because of a fierce sandstorm and collided with a cargo plane killing 8 soldiers.  Not good.

Watch Iran Hostages 6min video :

Franchises and chain stores  Kmart, Wal Mart, Mc Donalds 

        Sunbelt states:  Florida, Texas, Arizona, or California people moved from the cold northern states to the sunbelt states.

    1976  U.S. celebrated its bicentennial  (200 years)

    Jimmy Carter  Wins the election of 1976  and gives away the Panama Canal Zone back to the Panamanians.

  Three Mile Island  nuclear power plant near disaster.

Sandinistas   a group of Communist guerrilla  soldiers who overthrew the government in Nicaragua.

Camp David Peace Accords  Jews and Arabs signed a peace treaty for the first time in history.  Did peace last? Why? 

No, because the Palestinians were moved from their homes to make room for the Jews who were moved in and set up their own nation of Israel.  Now the Palestinians want their own nation and are fighting Israel for it.

Photo Credits:

Jimmy Carter: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/images/nlc5459.7.jpg

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/gallery/images/08.jpg

Khomeini:  http://caosblog.com/images/khomeini.jpg

Hostages: http://i.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1979/1101791119_400.jpg

Mc Donalds : http://www.kolosej.si/kinocentri/kolosej-lj/mc-donalds/img/mc-donalds.gif

Map of Sunbelt States: http://www.blessededward.co.uk/usa/sunbeltmap2.gif

Three Mile Island: http://www.british-energy.com/images/library/ph_three_mile_island.jpg

http://i.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1979/1101790409_400.jpg

Sandinista: http://www.nodo50.org/espanica/guerrilla.jpg

Camp David: http://www.temple.edu/history/images/MidEastPeace1978.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.