Jimmy Carter-
- He wanted to be a peoples president but he found out it's not that easy. You can't just walk down the street you live inside a bubble.
- Ran against Gerald Ford. Election was close. Ran against Ronald Regan the second time and lost. They were blaming Carter for stuff so that's why he lost.
- Created two new cabinet-level departments- the Department of Energy and the Department of Eduacation
- Declared amnesty to Vietnam draft dodgers he encouraged energy conservation and installed solar panels on the white house
- Signed a treaty with panama that would give control of the Panama canal back to Panama on December 31, 1999
- Started SALT II talks but ended them after USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979
- The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December 1979
- The purpose was to help out the communist government that had been in place there since 1978
- Western countries US, UK, France, etc. conspired to help get rid of the government
- We sent military to aid the Taliban
- Had to deal with high inflation and unemployment during his four years
- Iran hostage Crisis
Ronald Regan-
- Was a radio broadcaster in Iowa, an actor, and Governor of California
- 1983 invasion of Grenada
- 1986 bombing of Libya
- Publicly described the Soviet Union as an Evil Empire
- Supported anti-communist movements worldwide
- Survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.
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