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The protest over the Victnam War that was held at Kent State University, Ohio, in May 1970, made international headlines.National Guardsmen carrying rifles with fixed bayonets formed a line between the students and the burned out shell of a building.Many universities held protests and the police in particular became targets for the protestors.Many protests against the war had been noisy but peaceful but as 1970 moved on, the protests took on a more violent aspect.Therefore, it has to be stated that not all those at Kent State were involved in the demonstration.One such protest against the Vietnam War, held at Kent State on May 4, 1970, somehow got out of hand.At this time there were students who were protesting but there were also students going to and from lectures or to the student lunch hall.

The protest over the Victnam War that was held at Kent State University, Ohio, in May 1970, made international headlines. Many protests against the war had been noisy but peaceful but as 1970 moved on, the protests took on a more violent aspect. Many universities held protests and the police in particular became targets for the protestors. One such protest against the Vietnam War, held at Kent State on May 4, 1970, somehow got out of hand. National Guardsmen carrying rifles with fixed bayonets formed a line between the students and the burned out shell of a building. At this time there were students who were protesting but there were also students going to and from lectures or to the student lunch hall. Therefore, it has to be stated that not all those at Kent State were involved in the demonstration. The students who were protesting were ordered to break up their protest and disperse. The National Guardsmen fired tear gas at them. They then fired live rounds on the students, killing four of them and wounding ten others. All of those shot were students in good standing at the university. The international consequences of this event were huge. In the previous few days the Governor of Ohio had publicly called the protestors communists and said that they were: "The worst type of people that we harbor in America." However, the images shown throughout the world barely showed this. The photograph of the body of one of the dead students with a young lady by him screaming made the front pages throughout the world. There were protests throughout America and many universities-a many as 450 - went on strike in support of the students who died