According to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to A
end the bombings of homes and churches.

B
create tension so that people have to confront an issue.

C
halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.

D
draw the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.

answer

the statement that best describes president carter’s attempt to free the hostages in iran is c. all of the attempts failed.

explanation

the operation eagle claw conducted by the united states armed forces was a failed mission which aimed to rescue 52 americans captured as hostages in the american embassy, tehran on 24/4/1980.the mission was authorized by president jimmy carter. the failures included;   obstacles in operation that included operational conditions challenges caused by sandstorms, hydraulic problems of one the helicopters and , mechanical failure of another helicopter that was identified as a cracked rotor blade and the crashing of another helicopter during mission abortion causing death of 8 service persons.