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Carter wins 1976 presidential election
Carter is a Democrat, known as hardworking honest and intelligent -
JImmy Carter becomes man of the year
Jimmy Carter was put on the front of TIME magazine for man of the year even before he became president -
Panama Canal Treaty
Treaty would return control over the canal to Panama. On September 7, 1977 Carter signed the Treaty and neutrality Treaty over the Panama Canal. -
National energy act of 1978
Higher tax on gas guzzling cars, deregulate oil prices, provide tax credits for homeowners wishing to make homes more energy efficient, focus on nuclear energy -
Camp David Accords
Carter's greatest foreign achievement. Isreal occupied Egyptian territory while Egypt did not recognize Isreal as a country. Carter guided Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin to a historic agreement that came to be called the Camp David Accords. -
US Iranian relations
US supported Iran and the Shah. Iran had modernized rapidly. Carter established a relation with Iran for a oil supplier to the west. Carter sucesfully found a pro west middle eastern country willing to supply oil. -
444 day hostages released
Carter helped to release the hostages through he wasn't the president when they were released he still helped. Carter broke diplomatic relations with Iran, froze Iranian assets, attempted rescue mission in 1980. Reagan was the president when the hostages were released.