The 1970 campus protest at Kent State University that ended with the deaths of four students occurred in response to _______________________.
A) the incursion of American troops into Cambodia
B) a scheduled visit to the campus by Vice President Spiro Agnew
C) President Nixon's denunciation of college students as "bums"
D) the decision by the Nixon administration to end student draft deferments

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The 1970 campus protest at Kent State University was in response to President Nixon's decision to incursion into Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The students were protesting against the expansion of the war and the draft, which led to the National Guard being called in to disperse the protesters, resulting in the deaths of four students.

The 1970 Campus Protest at Kent State University That Ended