https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k en-us 2023-06-06 16:44:49 UTC 2025-11-12 04:44:48 UTC hello@padlet.com fergusj25 https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616134347 Jimmy Carter ran against Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon.  Jimmy Carter promised to restore honest and integrity in the White House. Carter mainly won the election due to the backlash of the Watergate sandal that deeply hurt the Republican Canidates. ]]> 2023-06-06 17:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616134347 fergusj25 https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616145551 This department was made to consolidate a lot of different energy related functions under a single agency. The goal of the Department of Energy was to address the crisis of energy that the country was in and to promote research, energy conservation, and development.]]> 2023-06-06 17:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616145551 fergusj25 https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616152352 The Camp David Accords was a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt proposed by Jimmy Carter. This agreement is what led to the normalization of relations between the two countries and created the foundation for later negotiations of peace in the Middle East]]> 2023-06-06 17:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616152352 fergusj25 https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616169267 The Iran Hostage Crisis (1979 -1981):  This was when a group of Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran.  They took 52 Americans hostage.  This lased for 444 days which deeply impacted Jimmy Carter's.  This situation leaded to bed relations with Iran.  The hostage situation ended in 1981 shortly after Carters presidency ended.]]> 2023-06-06 18:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2616169267 fergusj25 https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2617223986 A notable example of new technology during Jimmy Carter's presidency is the Sony Walkman. This revolutionized portable music listening. The Walkman that was introduced in 1979 by Sony was a portable cassette player that allowed people to listen to their favorite music on the go. The Sony Walkman were lightweight headphones that ran on batteries which provided the users with the freedom to enjoy their music privately while commuting.]]> 2023-06-07 14:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2617223986 fergusj25 https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2618509130 The signing of the Panama Canal Treaties (1977):  Jimmy Carter negotiated and ended up signing two treaties with Panama which led to the eventual transfer of the Canal to from the U.S. to Panama.  This treaty was significant because it bettered the relations between Panama and the U.S.  This made for greater cooperation and self-determination for Panama. ]]> 2023-06-08 17:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fergusj25/495w7jnj67brq56k/wish/2618509130