What Americans think about campus protests against the Vietnam War

Fifty-four years There is following month, members of THE National Guard were called has THE Campus of Kent State University In Ohio In answer has student demonstrations on THE Vietnam War. President Richard Mr. Nixon won election In 1968 In part on her pledge has END THE conflict; In late April 1970, However, he announcement that he was expansion with THE WE. invasion of Cambodia.

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By that indicate, more that 1.5 million young Men had Already has been written In THE military, And almost 50,000 Americans had deceased In THE war.

In Kent, demonstrations In answer has THE Cambodia announcement directed has vandalism And guest Republican Governor. James Rhodes has deploy National Guard troops. A demonstration on Campus on Can 4 was order has disperse, with demonstrators refusing And a few launch rocks has THE troops.

A few members of THE National Guard SO licensed on THE demonstrators. Four were kill — A event NOW known as THE Kent State massacre. HAS THE time, However, views of THE situation were less friendly has THE demonstrators. A survey led After THE shootings find that about A third of Americans doesn't know WHO bore more blame For THE students' death. About 1 In ten blame THE National Guard.

A majority of respondents blame THE students.

It is interesting has consider that answer has This moment, given THE demonstrations has Colombia University In New York — Also THE site of big demonstrations during THE Vietnam War — And on other college campus. Views of THE demonstrations on campus And somewhere else vary widely, often depending on, depending on opinions of THE Israeli military operations In Gaza that sets off THE demonstrations.