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Essay Archive - Kent State University Incident
Kent State University Incident
After a long period of fighting a defensive war in Vietnam, on April 29,
1970, President Richard Nixon launched a full scale attack in Cambodia,
which greatly accelerated Americašs involvment in this conflict. The
reaction from the American college student population was one that led
into great controversy and heated debates. When Nixon announced his
decision on the following day, many people were upset, and thousands of
people protested. The end result of one particular protest was bloody, and
a perfect example of what terrible shape our country was in during that
period ....
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