THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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war in general.
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renewed bombing in the North.
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bombing of Cambodia
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re-election of President Johnson
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Detailed explanation-1: -The killings took place during a peace rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus. The incident marked the first time a student was killed in an anti-war gathering in United States history.
Detailed explanation-2: -You are here. On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. The impact of the shootings was dramatic.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -He was one of nine students who were injured. In just 13 seconds, four students were killed. Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, William Schroeder and Sandra Scheuer were all shot dead. Susan Ostiemer was a freshman in 1970.