Why was 1968 a political turning point in American history?Check all the boxes that apply.

Nixon’s 1968 election signaled a turn away from the era’s liberal reform policies, so B applies. The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, along with riots and unrest, deepened many Americans’ distrust of government, making C correct. Their deaths also deprived the country of two prominent liberal leaders, as E states. The civil rights movement did not end in 1968, and third-party candidates had run for president before.

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