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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Lesson 7- Civil Rights in the late 1960s and 1970s

Question 5 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

Dan White shot and killed both Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone because

Answer
A
he wanted to be elected to the US Congress.
B
he had clashed with them over political issues.
C
he wanted fame and notoriety.

Explanation

Dan White had resigned from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and asked Mayor George Moscone to appoint him back to his seat. Moscone refused, and Harvey Milk supported the decision, so White’s killings followed a political conflict with both men. The correct choice is “he had clashed with them over political issues.”

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