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The United States during the Vietnam War was full of chaos and disapproval. Students, countercultural hippies, and even average citizens flooded the streets to protest the war. Many held signs saying things like "END THE VIETNAM WAR" and "BRING OUR TROOPS HOME" or "DROP ACID NOT BOMBS". Anti-draft protests became violent in 1968 outside of the Democratic National Convention, when Nation Guardsmen open fired on a crowd. This incident resulted in the death of four students, and angered the U.S. citizens further. Richard Nixon claimed that although much of the nation disapproved of the war, a "silent majority" supported it.