THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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decreased federal funding of student loans
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increased support for the antiwar movement
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the reinstatement of the draft
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an end to federal investigations of student organizations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured on May 4, 1970, when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War. The tragedy was a watershed moment for a nation divided by the conflict in Southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Twenty-eight National Guard soldiers fired about 67 rounds over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the Guardsmen shot and killed four students on May 4, the Kent State Shootings became the focal point of a nation deeply divided by the Vietnam War. By 1970, thousands of people in the United States were actively protesting the Vietnam War. There were numerous reasons why these protests took place.