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What was a reason Jimmy Carter was elected President in 1976?

Question 6 options:


was an outsider


increased public skepticism of government


all of these


Republican Party’s reputation damaged

What was a main reason the US decided to end involvement in the Vietnam War?
Question 8 options:


increasing anti-war protests across the US fueling the anti-war movement


all of these


the US was also fighting in western Europe and could no longer fight on two fronts


the Vietnamese government decided to adopt a diplomatic government instead of a communist government

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The first questions answer would be "all of these" and as for the second one i went with "increasing anti-war protests across the US fueling the anti-war movement"

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Correct answer #1

All of these

Jimmy Carter was elected president in 1976, following the years during which the Watergate scandal had ended Richard Nixon's presidency and deeply damaged the Republican Party's reputation. Carter, who had been Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, was seen as someone different from Washington insiders. He also was a deeply moral man and active in his church as a Sunday School teacher. At the time, that gave him an air of trustworthiness that was welcomed by an electorate who had grown deeply skeptical of government during the Vietnam war era and the Nixon presidency.

Correct answer #2:

increasing anti-war protests across the US fueling the anti-war movement

Many of the protests began on college campuses. Students for a Democratic Society was a key organization involved in planning and staging many demonstrations. Beyond college campuses, many other protests occurred as well. Protest songs became part of the popular music scene, with songs such as "Universal Soldier" by Donovan (1965), "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield (1966), and "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969). In 1967, a group was founded that was known as Vietnam Veterans Against the War, whose membership numbers grew to over 10,000 by 1971.

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