The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

The 1960s manifested a period of transformation and societal revolution for scores of citizens in the United States. The Civil Rights Movement was in full force, humans took the first steps on the moon, anguish concerning the murders of both President Kennedy and Dr. King Jr... Furthermore, the rising of countercultures, which facilitated communal living, hippies, drugs, and rock and roll. The Anti-War movement began and became the focal point of several university and college campuses where they protested the Vietnam War and The Draft.

Antiwar demonstrations were going on across the country and the demonstration at Kent State University on May 04, 1970, had students assembled to protest the Vietnam War and the assault on Cambodia. In The Vietnam Era 1963 -1965 (2005), it was found James Rhodes the Ohio state Governor at the time called upon the U.S. National Guard with the purpose of putting an end to the demonstration and demanding the students to disband. The student protesters would not comply and the U. S. National Guard discharged weapons into the crowd of people gathered. This caused the death of four students and injuries to nine other students, some of which were students not even involved with the demonstration. This confrontation at Kent State became the fuel of the antiwar movement of the 1970s.

Furthermore, In The Vietnam Era 1963 -1965 (2005),  is was found the Kent Anti War episode reached across the nation and Jackson State College in Mississippi had a similar occurrence. Protesters took over a woman’s dorm and on May 14 1970 without provocation, police started discharging their weapons killing two students and wounded 12 others.

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These occurrences had numerous students believing that the forces of law and order avowed to defend them had deceived the principles of the United States

Young citizens who were coming of age were becoming inquisitive about the war in Vietnam, the draft, and the overall ambitions of America. Every family unit in the United States was concerned regarding the war and the draft.

In the mid to late 1960s, every man in the United States had to register for the draft. Initially, the belief was that if a young person was attending college or university, or working in certain profession, ...

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