Do Now

• Write your answer to the following question in a couple sentences.

• Should the United Sates intervene (get involved) in foreign issues? – If so, to what extent and when? – If not, why not?

Israel

• 1918-1948: Ruled by British—promised self-rule to Arabs and also backed the creation of a Jewish State

• 1967: “Six Day War”—Israel vs Egypt and neighbors over land disputes– Israel gains territory

• 1973: Yom Kippur War or “October War”—Israel vs Egypt and Syria– USA supplies Israel and Soviet Union

supplies Syria and Egypt– OPEC Oil Embargo…

Oil Embargo 1973

Camp David Accords

Camp David Accords (1978)

• Peace agreement between longtime enemies, Egypt and Israel.– Took place at Camp David, Maryland– US president Jimmy Carter mediated the agreement

• Lasting peace between Egypt and Israel– Egypt’s president Anwar Sadat assassinated in 1981

Soviet-Afghanistan War 1979-1989

• Pg 815• Collapse of Détente • Exposes Soviet Union’s weakness• US supplies Afghan rebels with support

– Military training, weapons, money.

Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

Carter Issues

• Economy (-)– Energy crisis, stagflation

• Foreign– Camp David Accords - 1977 (+)

• Treaty between longtime middle east enemies, Egypt and Israel

– Soviet-Afghanistan War (1979-89)• Soviet Union’s Vietnam

• Iran Hostage crisis 1979…

Iran Timeline

• 1953 – US CIA coordinates plan to overthrow democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh. – US supported shah becomes leader of Iran

• 1979 – “Islamic Revolution” in Iran– Shah is deposed and Ayotollah Ruhollah Khomeini establishes

theocracy based on Islam

Reva Pahlavi, Shah (king) of Iranoverthrown Feb. 11, 1979

(“The Shah had a lot of sympathy for the poor”)

• Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini,leader of Iran’s Islamic revolution

Iran Hostage CrisisNov. 4, 1979 – Jan. 20, 1981

52 American embassy workers held for 444 days

Morale is the US was low…

The United States attempted a rescue mission—it failed.

1980 Election Results

49489

The hostages are released on the day Ronald Reagan is inaugurated