Standard:
SSUSH25 The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China, his resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward government, and the Presidency of Gerald Ford.
c. Explain the Carter administration’s efforts in the Middle East; include the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and the Iranian hostage crisis.
SSUSH25 The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968.
a. Describe President Richard M. Nixon’s opening of China, his resignation due to the Watergate scandal, changing attitudes toward government, and the Presidency of Gerald Ford.
c. Explain the Carter administration’s efforts in the Middle East; include the Camp David Accords, his response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and the Iranian hostage crisis.
Unit 7&8 Journal 7
Essential Question – What affect did the opening of China and the fall of the Berlin Wall have on the United States and its involvement in World affairs?
Journal Entry 7
Titled: “The Ford and Carter Years (Guided Reading)”
Titled: “The Ford and Carter Years (Guided Reading)”
- In the last section, you learned about Watergate. In this section, you will read about the presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Use the time line to take notes on the major events of the Ford and Carter administrations.
- Be sure to answer the critical thinking questions connected to each section of reading.
