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31 st January 1968, US and South Vietnamese troops standing their ground against the Viet<br />

Cong during the Tet Offensive. This was a major shock to the US government and public as<br />

it showed that the Viet Cong were not as weak as previously claimed. This would then go on<br />

to weaken domestic support as it proved that the end of the war was no where insight, and<br />

would spark many Anti-Vietnam War demonstrations. The most infamous being the Kent State<br />

University Demonstration which led to the death of 9 people when Police open fired on to the<br />

crowd.

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