USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1960S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the biggest failures of President’ Carter’s foreign policy was
A
the failure of the Camp David Accords
B
the end of the SALT II talks with the Soviet union
C
the Iran Hostage Crisis
D
the Cowboys losing the Super Bowl
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The final fifteen months of Carter’s presidential tenure were marked by several major crises, including the 1979 oil crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the subsequent failed Operation Eagle Claw. These crises contributed to Carter’s landslide defeat in the 1980 presidential election.

Detailed explanation-2: -Six American diplomats who had evaded capture were rescued by a joint CIA–Canadian effort on January 27, 1980. The crisis reached a climax in early 1980 after diplomatic negotiations failed to win the release of the hostages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Eagle Claw, known as Operation Tabas (Persian: ) in Iran, was a failed operation by the United States Armed Forces ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to attempt the rescue of 52 embassy staff held captive at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran on 24 April 1980.

Detailed explanation-4: -President Carter committed himself to the safe return of the hostages while protecting America’s interests and prestige. He pursued a policy of restraint that put a higher value on the lives of the hostages than on American retaliatory power or protecting his own political future.

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