What Was the Purpose of COINTELPRO

question 10

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of COINTELPRO?

• A) Investigated suspected domestic dissidents and subversives, including members of the Communist Party, Students for a Democratic Society, the Black Panther Party and Women Strike for Peace
• B) Identified government scientists who had dispersed critical information related to the development of the atomic bomb
• C) Provided judicial oversight over the government's surveillance of foreign individuals in the United States
• D) Established laws relating to intelligence collection and covert activities.

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