The Election of 1980
Dr. Lee W. Eysturlid
Chris Mullin
Jeremy Gypton
Brett Piersma

Publication Date: 3/2009
Pages: 43
Price: $5.00
ISBN: 1-59884-286-2 In November 1980, reeling from a stagnant economy and frustrated by the Iran hostage standoff, American voters went to the polls to choose a president. Would Jimmy Carter have been reelected had he successfully dealt with the Iran hostage and oil crisis? Students will see that the election of Ronald Reagan was more than just a change in leadership; it was a wholesale political shift that would remake the country—and an example of a reemerging conservatism that was happening throughout the Western world.