In May of 1970, which event increased Americans’ mistrust of their government?

On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard members shot and killed four students during an antiwar protest at Kent State University. The killings intensified Americans’ mistrust of the government and opposition to the Vietnam War. The My Lai massacre occurred in 1968, and the Pentagon Papers were published in 1971.

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