Jimmy Carter's Personal Life Jimmy cater was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, GA. His real and whole name was James Earl Carter Jr. He was also a peanut farmer. Jimmy Cater was a Baptist and his closet friends when younger were black. During his older years he joined the navy. Jimmy Carter's Presidency Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the Untied States of America. He served from 1977 through 1981. Some people argue that his presidency was a failure. President Jimmy Carter also was nominated and won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was one of the ten candidates for Democratic Presidential nomination in 1976. Key Nations and Organizations in the Crisis Key nations and Organizations involved in the Crisis was OPEC. OPEC stands for Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and is made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC was also responsible for embargoing the United States. The reason OPEC embargoed the United States was because the sold weapons to OPEC's enemy. Causes of the Crisis The cause of the energy Crisis was the United States sold weapons to the Israelis. In result, they embargoed the U.S. Members of OPEC reduced their petroleum production and proclaimed an embargo on oil shipments to the United States. Which had a great effect on the U.S. because they depend much on their oil. Impact of the Energy Crisis on the United States In result of the energy crisis the United States had a huge fuel shortage. Gas stations ran out of gas and when gas finally returned the gas stations would be crowed with mile long lines. Car divers would try add get as much fuel as they can before they run out again. Also, oil increased from 3 dollars to 12 dollars. Which means car drivers had to pay more for their oil. Important to Limit U.S. Dependency on Foreign Oil The reason the United States should lower their dependency on foreign oil is because the countries selling us the oil might run out. The amount of oil people buy from them the countries can always run out of it. Also the might use it to hurt the united states. For example, the county can cut the U.S. off. And the U.S. already went through that and it wasn't pretty. Alternative Forms of Green or Renewable Energy Some alternatives to oil is wind and solar energy. These alternatives are renewable so that means it will not run out. Also, the United States will never run out of wind and sun so there is no worrying. Wind and solar energy are also even healthier for the environment. And for the U.S. its free and the United States needs to save as much money as possible. Cited: http://www.history.com/topics/energy-crisis Jimmy Carter: http://www.biography.com/people/jimmy-carter-9240013 https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/jimmycarter http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/carter-energy/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/08/29/reducing-america-s-dependence-foreign-oil-strategy-increase-economic-growth-and |