PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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They revealed that presidents had lied to Congress and made a number of secret decision. They were leaked to the public.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Voting Rights Act
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Pentagon Papers
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23rd Amendment
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Impact. The Pentagon Papers revealed that the United States had expanded its war with the bombing of Cambodia and Laos, coastal raids on North Vietnam, and Marine Corps attacks, none of which had been reported by the American media.
Detailed explanation-2: -The New York Times published the first installment of the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret history of the Vietnam War, on June 13, 1971.
Detailed explanation-3: -On June 30, the Supreme Court ruled that the Times had the right to publish the material. The publication of the “Pentagon Papers, ” along with previous suspected disclosures of classified information to the press, led to the creation of a White House unit to plug information leaks to journalists.
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