2. Camp David Accords
· Peace agreement negotiated by
Carter between Egypt and Israel
· Meant to bring peace to the Middle
East
· Signed by Egyptian President Sadat,
Israeli leader Begin
3. Iran Hostage Crisis
· Iran’s government was overthrown and replaced with a religious leader
o Ayatollah Khomeini
· Iran took 52 Americans hostage after US allows Iran’s exiled leader to enter our country
· Carter refused to release the Shah, but tried to negotiate with Iran
· It took over one year to get the hostages released
Hurt Carter’s reputation
4. Integrating the Schools
· Many schools in the South had still not integrated
· Neighborhoods were segregated so blacks and whites
still did not attend the same school
· Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (1971)
oForced schools to integrate
oBusing can be used to integrate schools if necessary
5. Title IX (Title Nine)
· Funding must be equitable for sports and activities for males
and females in schools
· Helped end discrimination against women’s sports
programs in high schools and colleges
6. High gas prices lead to stagflation
· OPEC countries cut off
sales of oil to US
· Oil prices quadrupled
· Weak economy was
described as stagflation
oStagnant= No Growth
oInflation= $ worth less
