THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesting students, killing 4
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Kent State University
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Texas State University
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University of California at Berkeley
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University of Michigan
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In May 1970, students protesting the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces, clashed with Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State University campus. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1974, at the end of a criminal investigation, a federal court dropped all charges levied against eight Ohio National Guardsmen for their role in the Kent State students’ deaths.
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