The Grapes of Wrath
Military Strength
By inviting an American table tennis team to play against Chinese athletes.
the political power of the sunbelt increased
Granting amnesty to America who evaded the Vietnam draft by President Jimmy Carter was called the most disgraceful thing a president has ever done.
The overall economy improved but poverty levels increased.
One of the many crises that Jimmy Carter faced as President was the Energy Crisis.
American leaders feared that a Nationalist defeat would create a communist superpower.
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a baby boom that increased the US population
His support of the equal access act enabled President Ronald Reagan to gain support from conservative christian group.
a process to further limit carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal
The Soviet Union felt it had to have at least parity in arms with the US. The US felt the same way about the Soviet Union.
This led to the so called arms race.
The US was and is more economically sound and stable, effectively richer.
The Soviet Union spent more and more on arms, far more than it could afford, thus becoming effectively bankrupt.