The US in the 1970s

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

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

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

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

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