Whom did nixon refer to as the “silent majority”? opponents of the vietnam war the kent state protestors supporters of the vietnam war those who had voted for him in 1968 why did students at kent state university in ohio protest the bombing of cambodia? they thought it escalated a war that the united states was supposedly withdrawing from. it showed that the us government had been working secretly in vietnam for years. they thought it would end the war too quickly. it showed that vietnamization was effective. why did president johnson decide not to run for reelection in 1968? public opposition to the vietnam war had made him unpopular. public support for the vietnam war had made him unpopular. he had already served two terms as us president. his speech at the democratic national convention had prompted violence. the 1968 democratic national convention in chicago was the target of protests by pro-war republicans. pro-war democrats. anti-war republicans. anti-war democrats. after the united states withdrew from vietnam in 1973, fighting in the region ended, and north vietnam finally abandoned communism. the fighting continued until vietnam became united under a democratic government. the fighting continued until vietnam became united under a communist government. fighting in the region ended and south vietnam remained a separate independent nation.