THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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he feared that it would ruin his chances of reelection
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it would further increase political divisions and undermine his effort to win the war
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government documents were subject to executive privilege
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their release would have posed a national security threat
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -After the newspaper began publishing the so-called “Pentagon Papers, ” the Nixon administration obtained a restraining order to stop them. The New York Times appealed to the Supreme Court, which, in a 6-3 decision, dissolved the restraining order and allowed publication.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The documents, which came to be known as the Pentagon Papers, revealed that the government had enlarged the scope of military actions in Vietnam without public and congressional knowledge and continued operations even as it concluded American military victory was unlikely.