Question

In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Carter pursued all of the following policies EXCEPT
A. boycotted the Moscow Olympics.
B. decreased military spending.
C. placed an embargo on grain exports to the Soviet Union.
D. funneled aid to fundamentalist Muslims in Afghanistan who fought a guerilla war against the Soviets.
E. placed an embargo on grain exports to the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. decreased military spending.

Explanation:

In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Carter boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980, placed an embargo on grain exports to the Soviet Union and funneled aid to fundamentalist Muslims in Afghanistan who fought a guerilla war against the Soviets.  The only messure he did not take was to decrease military spending.