The Kent State Massacre was said to be nationwide influential event, which was a result of new mass media technology that allowed people to view the war from home, with the biggest protest of students in American history, and it also affected the face of the Vietnam War. ... The events surrounding the deaths of students in Kent, Ohio were disorderly and violent. ... As the massacre is looked back upon, there are several key events that set the tragic day. ... He also ordered a series of violent attacks; the most important attack was the invasion of Cambodia in 1970, in an attempt to cut off su...

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Prior to the Vietnam War, the use of the helicopter had been limited to transporting the wounded from the battlefield. ... Once again America had just finished a great war in which France was an important ally. ... It is important to remember that the leaders at this time thought they were doing the right thing. ... The Vietnam War was not a very popular war with the American people and due to the prolonged United States involvement the number of people against it grew. ... The Vietnam War was the first war in the history of the United States to be fought on foreign and domestic soil at the s...

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Johnson encountered one of his biggest obstacles in 1959 when the Vietnam War had begun as a result of Communist-led nationalists rising to opposition to the government in South Vietnam (Encarta 2001, "Johnson, Lyndon Baines".) ... That was the only event that occurred before Johnson was fully in support of the Vietnam War and increased military involvement. After months upon months of brutal war, Johnson resolved that he would put and end to the crisis and pursue peace and social and economic stability to Vietnam despite the circumstances (Goodwin, Doris 267.) ... For example, in October 19...

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