Question

How did the U.S. government protect the Pentagon in 1967?

A) they called in a swat team
B) they called 30,000 men to line up around the Pentagon
C) they staged a counter-demonstration
D) they ordered the 82nd Airbone Division to report to duty

Answer 1

The answer is D) they ordered the 82nd Airbone Division to report to duty. The US ordered this division to protect the Pentagon and to save those who are innocent. Members of the “counterculture” included Pacifists. James Rhodes’ order to control the Kent State demonstrations resulted in the strikes on campuses across the U.S.