Jimmy Carter Was Defeated for Reelection in 1980 in Part

question 46

Multiple Choice

Jimmy Carter was defeated for reelection in 1980 in part because

• A)his hostility toward Jews and Arabs proved politically fatal.
• B)the economic crises of stagnant oil prices and deflation.
• C)he failed to obtain the release of American hostages held by radical Moslems in Iran.
• D)he failed to obtain the release of American spies held by Communist Russia.
• E)the magnitude of the civil rights problem was more than he could handle in his four-year term.

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