Assignment #2 - Blog Entry #2 - Nixon's Defeat

     The main objective of students protesting was for President Richard Nixon to ultimately pull American forces from Cambodia with hopes of gradually removing American involvement in the Vietnam War. On May 26, 1970, President Nixon seized his operations to invade Cambodia. It can be implied that the anti-war movement was one critical factor that contributed to the overbearing pressure on the American government, that ultimately resulted in Nixon to end his invasion of Cambodia in hopes of ending the Vietnam War. Overall, the students gained an impressive amount of public support from the nation as it seemed that a tragic event formulated a wave of anger and sadness that only brought people together to combat global conflict and promote the practice of peace. 

    Although these protestors achieved their goal of ending Nixon's operation to invade Cambodia, there was this lasting impact on the supporters of the cause as there was an introduction of the "hippie era" in America and a growing evolution of progressive beliefs. There was a formation of  more social activist groups that prompted social change that ranged from gender equality to freedom of speech. A long debate of freedom. The anti-war movement sparked multiple bursts of more movements that opened the eyes of the younger generation to the degradation of the world and all of its problems.