President Carter's Inconsistency in Foreign Policy Was Due in Large

question 71

Multiple Choice

President Carter's inconsistency in foreign policy was due in large part to ________________________.

• A) the pressure he was under to halt the nuclear arms race but at the same time reach nuclear parity with the Soviet Union
• B) the dilemma he faced in wanting to reduce arms sales while at the same time end the United States recession
• C) the changing policies of the Soviet Union toward its client states and the Third World
• D) the disagreements between his national security adviser and his secretary of state

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