Crash Course US History - Season 1 Episode 42 Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise
In which John Green teaches you about the economic malaise that beset the United States in the 1970s. A sort of perfect storm of events, it combined the continuing decline of America's manufacturing base and the oil shocks of 1973 and 1979, and brought about an stagnant economy, paired with high inflation. Economists with a flair for neologisms and portamenteau words called this "stagflation," and it made people miserable. Two presidential administrations were scuttled at least in part by these economic woes; both Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter are considered failed presidents for many reasons, but largely because of an inability to improve the economy. (hint: In reality, no one person can materially change something as big as the world economy, even if they are president, but one person sure can make a handy scapegoat!) So, by and large, the 70s were a pretty terrible time in America economically, but at least the decade gave us Mr. Green.
Year: 2014
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: YouTube
Director:
Cast: John Green
Crew:
First Air Date: Jan 03, 2013
Last Air date: Feb 06, 2014
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 47 Episode
Runtime: 14 minutes
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 3.906
Language: English
Keyword : usa history
Episode
The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards
When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America
The Natives and the English
The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies
The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening
Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution
Who Won the American Revolution?
The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism
Where US Politics Came From
Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy
The War of 1812
The Market Revolution
Slavery
Age of Jackson
19th Century Reforms
Women in the 19th Century
War & Expansion
The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion
Battles of the Civil War
The Civil War, Part I
The Civil War Part 2
Reconstruction and 1876
The Industrial Economy
Westward Expansion
Growth, Cities, and Immigration
Gilded Age Politics
The Progressive Era
American Imperialism
Progressive Presidents
America in World War I
Women's Suffrage
The Roaring 20's
The Great Depression
The New Deal
World War II Part 1
World War II Part 2
The Cold War
The Cold War in Asia
Civil Rights and the 1950s
The 1960s in America
The Rise of Conservatism
Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise
The Reagan Revolution
George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War
The Clinton Years, or the 1990s
Terrorism, War, and Bush 43
Obamanation