Although he had signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II treaty with the Soviet Union, President Carter asked the Senate to withhold its approval of the agreement in response to the
A) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
B) boycott of the 1980 Olympics.
C) Church Committee report.
D) Camp David accords.

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The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 led President Carter to ask the Senate to withhold its approval of the SALT II treaty, as a response to the Soviet Union's aggressive military action.

Although He Had Signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)