What were some of President Jimmy Carter's successes?

Even though President Carter was a one-term president, he did have successes during his time in office. One major success was the signing of the Camp David Peace Agreement. Israel and Egypt had been bitter enemies from the moment Israel became a country in 1948. These countries fought four wars between 1948-1973. Many people believed there would never be peace between these two countries. President Carter was able to get the leader of Israel, Menachem...

Even though President Carter was a one-term president, he did have successes during his time in office. One major success was the signing of the Camp David Peace Agreement. Israel and Egypt had been bitter enemies from the moment Israel became a country in 1948. These countries fought four wars between 1948-1973. Many people believed there would never be peace between these two countries. President Carter was able to get the leader of Israel, Menachem Begin, and the leader of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, to sign an agreement that would lead to peace between these two countries.

Another successful event of his presidency was signing the Panama Canal Treaty with Panama. Many Latin American countries were leery of U.S. interference in Latin America throughout the 1900s. This treaty gave control of the Panama Canal to Panama at the end of 1999. This was one way to show the Latin American countries that we desired to have a good relationship with them.

President Carter was successful in organizing a U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games that were being held in Moscow. We were protesting the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The United States and several other countries refused to take part in the 1980 Summer Olympic Games because the Soviet Union refused to leave Afghanistan.