Jimmy Carter Was Defeated for Reelection in 1980 in Part

question 56

Multiple Choice

Jimmy Carter was defeated for reelection in 1980 in part because of ​

• A) his hostility toward Jews and Arabs proved politically fatal.
• B) the economic crises of stagnant oil prices and deflation.
• C) the struggling economy and the Iranian hostage crisis.
• D) his failure to obtain the release of American spies held by Communist Russia.
• E) his association with the Watergate era of politics.

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