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Why were the Pentagon Papers relevant?

They justified the government’s role in Vietnam.

They affirmed people’s distrust of the government.

They outlined the American strategy for Vietnamization.

They defined American conditions for a cease-fire with North Vietnam.

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They affirmed people’s distrust of the government.

The Pentagon Papers were a leaked, classified study showing that successive administrations had misled the public and Congress about the scope, conduct, and prospects of the Vietnam War—fueling public skepticism and mistrust.