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AssignmentMultiple Choice

McCarthyism

Question 4 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 2

Nixon refers to which minority in his speech?

Answer
A
war supporters
B
antiwar demonstrators
C
South Vietnamese troops

Explanation

Nixon uses “the great silent majority” to describe Americans who supported his Vietnam policy but were not publicly protesting. He contrasts them with the vocal antiwar demonstrators, so the minority he refers to is the antiwar demonstrators.

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