Answer:
C. Government programs discouraging stagflation.
Step-by-step explanation:
The crisis in US industries in late 1960s and the increase on oil prices from 1973 created conditions that favored stagflation, which is stagnation and inflation. Carter administration attempted to discourage stagflation with no success.
The Islamist regime in Iran took U.S. hostages from 1979 to 1981.
Lastly, the United States did not support Communist regimes, which were supported by the Soviet Union.
Court rulings favored contraception rights by legalizing abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy in 1973.
Hence, the answer is C.