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Carter and the Moral Impulse
I. Carter
II. Latin America
III. Camp David
VI. China
V. Iran
VI. Afghanistan
VII. Arms Control
I. Jimmy Carter
Soviet or Soviet-sponsored direct or indirect aggression, 1975-1979
- Angola (through Cuba), 1975-76
- Ethiopia, 1977-78
- South Yemen, 1978
- North Yemen (supported by South), 1979
- Afghanistan (local Communist coup), 1978
- Cambodia (Vietnamese invasion), 1978
- Afghanistan, 1979
Patricia Derian
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Cyrus VanceZbigniew Brzezinski
II. Latin America
Panama Canal Treaty, August 1977
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Jeanne Kirkpatrick
III. Camp David
Camp David Talks, September 1978
Camp David Accords, September 18, 1978
IV. China
Deng Xiaoping – Jimmy Carter
V. Iran
Shah Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
January 16, 1979
November 4, 1979
Desert One
VI. Afghanistan
“The Carter Doctrine”
“. . . an attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.”
Post-Afghanistan Measures
• tabling of Salt II
• creation of Rapid Deployment Force
• re-institution of the draft
• sharp increase in defense spending
• increase in aid to Pakistan
• series of sanctions
• boycott of Moscow Olympics
• cancellation of exchange programs
VII. Arms Control
Jimmy Carter
MX Missile
Pershing II
SS-20
B-1 Bomber
SALT II, June 18, 1979