Question

By granting amnesty to Americans who had evaded the draft, President Carter hoped to

Answer 1

President Jimmy Carter had promised during his presidential campaign, that he would put an end to ‘the division among Americans caused by the Vietnam war’. After becoming the President, in 1977, he took the first action on this and granted amnesty to those citizens who had evaded draft into the armed services. Close to 200,000 people were granted amnesty as a result of this.

James Earl Carter Jr. (born 1924) was the Governor of Georgia, US, between 1971 and 1975. Later he was elected the President of United States of America and served from 1977 to 1981.

Answer 2

help heal the split in the nation and move past the Vietnam War.