In the election of 1968, Republican Richard M. Nixon:
a) won by a landslide, beating Hubert Humphrey everywhere but Massachusetts and Minnesota
b) almost lost to Hubert Humphrey, who made several political blunders near the end of the campaign
c) won in a three-way election, partly due to voter outrage against social excesses of the times
d) lost his party's nomination, so ran as a third-party candidate
C
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a. The majority of free blacks had served in the colonial militia. b. The part-time militia had proven effective at guerilla warfare. c. The American military no longer needed foreign assistance. d. A few thousand American regular troops had become an effective fighting force. e. America had developed a strong, well-trained navy.
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