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SAT US History Practice Question

The Saturday Night Massacre was important in that it

  1. A.exposed the role of the Ku Klux Klan as mortal enemies of the Civil Rights Movement.
  2. B.showed that the CIA had cooperated with the South Vietnamese to assassinate a head of state.
  3. C.led to the indictment of Lieutenant William Calley in connection with the killing of unarmed civilians in Vietnam.
  4. D.created a backlash against the insanity defense when John Hinckley was declared innocent of the attempted assassination of President Reagan.
  5. E.set the stage for the downfall of President Nixon.

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