How Did Most Americans React to the Campus Demonstrations of 1970

question 29

Multiple Choice

How did most Americans react to the campus demonstrations of 1970?

• A) They criticized campus protesters for undercutting the nation's foreign policy.
• B) They blamed the Nixon administration for widening the war, and they applauded the goals of the campus demonstrators.
• C) They retreated from traditional American policies and sought new answers in mystic cults, communes, or the ecology movement.
• D) They became increasingly radicalized and in the November election voted for radical or left-wing Democratic candidates.
• E) They launched counter protests against the students.

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