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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Segregation of African-American people
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Equal rights for all people
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Women getting the right to vote.
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Everyone has lots to eat.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the short term the country was beset by an energy crisis in 1979 which was overlapped by a recession in 1980. Carter sought reforms to the country’s welfare, health care, and tax systems, but was largely unsuccessful, partly due to poor relations with Democrats in Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -With his wife Rosalynn, President Carter founded the Carter Center in Atlanta in 1982. Through his nonprofit, nonpartisan Center, he creates and oversees programs that prevent disease, advance human rights and economic development, resolve conflicts and promote democratic principles around the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -He also created a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. Carter successfully pursued the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal Treaties, and the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. He also confronted stagflation.
Detailed explanation-4: -After leaving office, he remained engaged in political and social projects, establishing the Carter Center, building his presidential library, teaching at Emory University in Atlanta, and writing numerous books, ranging from political memoirs to poetry.