Question

Check all of the boxes that apply to the “credibility gap.”

Opposition to the war grew.

Antiwar protests decreased.

American trust in the government decreased.

The state of war was misrepresented by the US government.

Americans feared marshal law after the incident at Kent State.

Answer 1

Checked:
- Opposition to the war grew.
- American trust in the government decreased.
- The state of war was misrepresented by the US government.

Not checked:
- Antiwar protests decreased. (They increased.)
- Americans feared martial law after the incident at Kent State. (The Kent State shootings increased anger and distrust, but widespread fear of martial law is not a defining element of the "credibility gap.")