My Lai, Kent state, pentagon papers
My Lai:
the My Lai Massacre was when US troops were ordered to destroy the village of My Lai, in hopes of finding Viet Cong troops. There were no Viet Cong, but Lt. William Calley decided to destroy the whole village. He killed hundreds of civilians and expressed his intent to throw grenades into a trench filled with civilians. Called claimed he was following orders from his superior, and then the troops below him were just following his orders. Later, they found of that some of the soldiers had drugs in their system when hey went to My Lai.
the My Lai Massacre was when US troops were ordered to destroy the village of My Lai, in hopes of finding Viet Cong troops. There were no Viet Cong, but Lt. William Calley decided to destroy the whole village. He killed hundreds of civilians and expressed his intent to throw grenades into a trench filled with civilians. Called claimed he was following orders from his superior, and then the troops below him were just following his orders. Later, they found of that some of the soldiers had drugs in their system when hey went to My Lai.
Kent State:
The Kent State shooting was when four students died at the hand of the US National Guard. There were a bunch of students protesting and claiming that Nixon was expanding the war, which was going against his word. They rioted, burning down a ROCT building and destroying local property. The Governor of Ohio sent the national Guard, and several of them fired their rifles, killing four students and injuring several others. This sparked up conflict within the US because now they think they are being attacked by their own National Guard.
The Kent State shooting was when four students died at the hand of the US National Guard. There were a bunch of students protesting and claiming that Nixon was expanding the war, which was going against his word. They rioted, burning down a ROCT building and destroying local property. The Governor of Ohio sent the national Guard, and several of them fired their rifles, killing four students and injuring several others. This sparked up conflict within the US because now they think they are being attacked by their own National Guard.
Pentagon Papers:
the Pentagon Papers were papers that were leaked to the New York Times. These papers were Top Secret government documents that held the truth about the war. Once the New York Time got ahold of those documents they published them to the public and exposed all of the lies the government had been telling the US. it showed the whole situation about the war in Vietnam and it even touched on what happened at the Gulf of Tonkin.
the Pentagon Papers were papers that were leaked to the New York Times. These papers were Top Secret government documents that held the truth about the war. Once the New York Time got ahold of those documents they published them to the public and exposed all of the lies the government had been telling the US. it showed the whole situation about the war in Vietnam and it even touched on what happened at the Gulf of Tonkin.