Question

question 4 of 10
what did the government seek to do by following the termination policy?
a. they wanted to apologize for broken treaties.
b. they wanted to undo the effects of the dawes act.
c. they wanted to increase awareness of native cultures.
d. they wanted to force american indians into the mainstream.

Explanation:

The Termination Policy (1950s - 1960s) aimed to end federal recognition of tribes and assimilate American Indians into mainstream US society. Option A is wrong as the policy was not an apology. Option B is incorrect as it didn’t undo broken treaties. Option C: The Dawes Act aimed at assimilation via land allotment, and the Termination Policy was a more aggressive assimilation attempt, not undoing Dawes Act effects. Option D matches the policy’s goal of forcing assimilation into the mainstream.

Answer:

D. They wanted to force American Indians into the mainstream.