The 1970 Campus Protest at Kent State University That Ended

question 70

Multiple Choice

The 1970 campus protest at Kent State University that ended with the deaths of four students occurred in response to _______________________.

• A) the incursion of American troops into Cambodia
• B) a scheduled visit to the campus by Vice President Spiro Agnew
• C) President Nixon's denunciation of college students as "bums"
• D) the decision by the Nixon administration to end student draft deferments

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