Why did students at kent state university in ohio protest the bombing of cambodia?

a. they thought it escalated a war that the united states was supposedly withdrawing from.
b. it showed that the us government had been working secretly in vietnam for years.
c. it showed that vietnamization was effective.

The correct answer is A) they thought it escalated a war that the United States was supposedly withdrawing from.

The students of Kent State University in Ohio protested the bombing of Cambodia because they thought it escalated a war that the United States was supposedly withdrawing from.

In that moment, President Richard Nixon was talking about a de-escalating involvement of the American troops in the Vietnam War, but the troops were bombarding Cambodia at the same time. This irritated the American people that were opposing war. On May 4, 1970, students of Kent State University confronted the Ohio National Guardsmen on campus. Four students were killed during the confrontation.

(A)They thought it escalated a war that the United States was supposedly withdrawing from.

Further Explanations:

The bombing campaign in eastern Cambodiafrom  18th March 1969 to  26th May 1970 was the part of both the Cambodian civil war and the Vietnam war. The bombing was a covert operation of the United States Strategic air command that targeted the base areas and sanctuaries of the People's Army of Vietnam. President Richard Nixon though was elected promising the end of Vietnam war, authorized long-range Boeing B-52Stratofortress bombs to carpet bomb on Cambodia that continued until August 1973. The bombing covered a much larger area of Cambodia than previous air attacks.

A demonstration was held by a group of 500 students from Kate State University on 1st May 1970 to protest the expansion of the Vietnam war of Cambodia. The angry protesters called for the end of the war and they even buried the copies of the United States Constitution to symbolize that President Nixon had killed it.  

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Answer Details

Grade: High school

Subject: US History

Chapter:Vietnam war

Keywords:Cambodia, Cambodian civil war, Vietnam war, United States, People's Army of Vietnam, Richard Nixon, Boeing B-52, Kate State University, United States Constitution

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