THE 1970S 1969 1979
JIMMY CARTER AS PRESIDENT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They were presidents.
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They were farmers.
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They cared about people’s rights.
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They were in the Navy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Over the following decade, King wrote, spoke and organized nonviolent protests and mass demonstrations to draw attention to racial discrimination and to demand civil rights legislation to protect the rights of African-Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -He was the driving force behind watershed events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1963 March on Washington, which helped bring about such landmark legislation as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -Martin Luther King Jr. sought to raise the public consciousness of racism, to end racial discrimination and segregation in the United States. While his goal was racial equality, King plotted out a series of smaller objectives that involved local grassroots campaigns for equal rights for African Americans.
Detailed explanation-4: -His budgetary policies centered on taming inflation by reducing deficits and government spending. Responding to energy concerns that had persisted through much of the 1970s, his administration enacted a national energy policy designed for long-term energy conservation and the development of alternative resources.