Which of the following had an effect on the political climate prior to the 1980 presidential election?
Americans were being held hostage by terrorists in Iran.
Government involvement had led to economic growth.
Carter’s foreign policy skills had eased the gas crisis.
The United States and Soviet Union had signed the INF Treaty.
Answers
Answer:
Americans were being held hostage by terrorists in Iran.
Explanation:
On November 4, the 1980 United States elections was held Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democrat President Jimmy Carter.
Reagan campaigned for increased defence expenditure, the implementation of supply-side economic measures, and a balanced budget. His campaign was further boosted by dissatisfaction with Carter, the Iran hostage crisis situation, high unemployment and a weak economy.
Answer:
“Americans were being held hostage by terrorists in Iran” have an effects on the ‘political climate prior’ to the 1980 ‘presidential election’.
Explanation:
The Iranian student had entered the ‘US embassy in Tehran’ and had taken more than 60 Americans as hostage which started an international crisis. It also created in a permanent deadlock between ‘Iran and United States’.
President Carter number of drastic measures of removing the sale of cutting off sales of Iranian oil and freezing their assets.