Jimmy Carter was defeated for reelection in 1980 in part because of
?
A. his hostility toward Jews and Arabs proved politically fatal.
B. the economic crises of stagnant oil prices and deflation.
C. the struggling economy and the Iranian hostage crisis.
D. his failure to obtain the release of American spies held by Communist Russia.
E. his association with the Watergate era of politics.
Answer: C
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