Richard Nixon was able to defeat Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election because

a.

George Wallace took many Southern votes from Hubert Humphrey.

b.

Hubert Humphrey denounced his support for the Vietnam War.

c.

Richard Nixon claimed to have a secret plan for ending the Vietnam War.

d.

all of the above.

D. All of the above.

Explanation:

George Wallace, a segregationist Southern Democrat who decided to run as a third-party candidate in the 1968 election, took many votes from Democratic runner Hubert Humphrey, the incumbent vice president. Republican Richard Nixon won the race.

Nixon got just 512,000 more votes than Humphrey in the total popular vote (1% of the total) , but he took most states and won more than 300 electoral votes in the Electoral College (just 270 are necessary). Nixon won 301 electoral votes, Humphrey got 191 and Wallace 46. In the key states, Nixon won by just two to three percent margins.

Nixon´s statement that he had a secret plan to end the Vietnam War and his promise to get "peace with honor" for America, found receptive ears in many sectors of the public.

Humphrey tried to disassociate himself from the LBJ policy in Vietnam, but it wasn´t successful. His being part of the government was reminded to him by people in rallies and events.

d) the constitution rights of native americans and their right to self-government on reservations

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.