The spring of 1970 was a tumultuous time on college campuses . On April 30 , President Richard Nixon announced that U.S. forces would invade Cambodia because of the recent communist coup . Students around the country protested this escalation of the Vietnam War . On May 4 , the National Guard fired on students at Kent State University , killing 4 and wounding 9 people , which ignited protests all over the country
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