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During the Vietnam War, what effect did

knowledge of events like the Tet Offensive, My
Lai and the contents of the Pentagon Papers
have on the American public?
1. They turned against the soldiers when
information leaked that troops were taking
matters into their own hands against the
Vietnamese people.
2. Trust in the government plummeted when
people began questioning how the war was
being handled and whether they were being
lied to
3. They better understood the brutality of the
communists and continued to support the
war.
4. They supported the bombing campaigns
against Cambodia, Laos and China.​

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Step-by-step explanation:

With the news of what was happening in vietnam was released into the public, american moral dropped due to the fact that most people felt that the US should not have been involved in the war and the news about My Lai and the heavy losses furthered their anti war feelings.

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