Ford 1974-1977
Ford and his presisidency
All negative except:
- SALT II
- Created by: Dracupine
- Created on: 13-05-13 13:42
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- Ford
- economic
- WIN
- Whip Inflation Now
- Raise taxes
- Failed due to economy
- 1974= 5.4% unemployment
- WIN
- Foreign
- Portuguese
- Empire Collapsed
- Congress refused to help
- Extreme left-wing Gov. take over African Coloniese.g. Angola
- Vietnam
- South Vietnam Laos & Columbia fall to Communists
- SALT II
- Agreement made with USSR
- Helenski
- Failure
- Congress did not approve
- Failure
- Panama Canal
- Angola
- CIA work for no-one blurred boundaries
- Wouldn't let Ford use CIA in Angola
- Cyprus
- Ford supported Turkey, & Congress Cyprus
- Cut off all military forces to Turkey
- Portuguese
- Social
- Racial
- Boston Desegregation
- Riot over it
- Education improved margionaly
- Desegragation from 68%- 8%
- Boston Desegregation
- Betty Ford & Feminism
- Betty Ford Clinic
- ROE vs WADE
- ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)
- Women made up majority of adult poverty
- Racial
- Domestic
- Media
- "Bozo the Clown"
- Clip of him Slipping while skiing & on plane slide
- Watergate
- Pardon of Nixon created tension
- Congress
- Forced Ford yo do Tax then dissagreed
- Angola
- Cyprus
- Angola
- Media
- economic
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