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 * “occurred at [|__Kent State University__] in the U.S. city of [|__Kent, Ohio__], and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the [|__Ohio National Guard__] on Monday, May 4, 1970. (Wikipedia)”
 * students protesting Americans invading and bombing Cambodia-- invasion announced by Pre. Nixon
 * protested for 4 days
 * didn’t want any more American soldier casualties
 * students threw rocks and bottles at policeman; bonfires lit; bars closed early in the city to reduce alcohol consumption
 * students, anti-war activists, and other criminals broke shop windows and stole from the stores
 * Reserve Officer Training Corps building at Kent State University was set on fire (students even cut the hoses used to douse the flames)
 * the group wanted to send a message to the government to stop the war
 * The methods were not practical because they were violent and the mayor of Kent declared a state of emergency from the protests. The Ohio National Guard was sent to cool things down. They ended up using tear gas to break up the crowd.
 * After the protests continued on May 4, soldiers opened fire on the students, killing 4 and wounding 9.
 * The group actually succeeded in spreading their message in a twisted way. The shooting escalated protests in America.
 * Americans realized that protestors weren’t just hippies-- every social class protested.
 * Nixon did pull soldiers out and the Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973 which pretty much ended American involvement in Vietnam. Whether this was in result to the protests or not, the protests ceased after the Paris Peace Accords were signed.
 * I would say America didn't succeed in Vietnam because for the America the war ended in the withdrawal of American troops and the failure of its foreign policy in Vietnam.

"Kent State Shootings - Ohio History Central - A product of the Ohio Historical Society." //Ohio History Central - An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History - Ohio Historical Society//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. . "Kent State shootings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. .