USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ set off the first general student strike in US history.
A
The invasion of Cambodia
B
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
C
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
D
The Tet Offensive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The student strike of 1970 was a massive protest across the United States, that included walk-outs from college and high school classrooms initially in response to the United States expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. The student movement arose to demand free speech on college campuses, but as the US involvement in the Vietnam war expanded, the war became the main target of student-led protests.

Detailed explanation-3: -Black Student Union & Third World Liberation Front strike at San Francisco State College. The student and faculty strike started on November 6, 1968 and lasted until March 21, 1969, making it the longest strike by students at an academic institution in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Students’ adamant demand for a strike stemmed from the US government’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the shooting of four students by National Guardsmen during a demonstration at Kent State University.

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