"The framework for peace in the Middle East agreed at Camp David… provides for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel within three months… and a transitional five-year period of full autonomy for the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza." — Camp David Accords, signed September 17, 1978
Despite this success, Carter's foreign policy was undermined later in his term by:
- A
The collapse of NATO
- Bcheck_circle
The Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis beginning in November 1979 and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
- C
Loss of the Panama Canal Treaty in the Senate
- D
A Mexican-American border war
Explanation
The 444-day Iran hostage crisis and the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan damaged Carter's foreign policy reputation and contributed heavily to his 1980 defeat by Reagan.