The Pentagon Papers

question 40

Multiple Choice

The Pentagon Papers

• A) showed that Nixon had no idea how to handle the war in Vietnam.
• B) proved that Nixon lied when he promised during the 1972 presidential campaign that he would get America out of Vietnam.
• C) showed that the government had lied to the public over major events in the Vietnam War to manipulate public opinion.
• D) proved that massive numbers of civilians were murdered or abused by U.S. soldiers.
• E) uncovered illegal campaign activities by Nixon and his staff.

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