Compare And Contrast Lincoln And Jfk Assassination

Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both admired by many, but were both tragically assassinated during their terms in office. The main cause of their death is due to the hatred against their political ideals/views. Lincoln and Kennedy seem to share a connection on the effect of civil rights soon after their drastic assassination.
Kennedy’s death helped improve the space program and the race to space agenda. Prior to his assassination, he proposed that “This nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” President Kennedy’s vision got the job done on time. His death speeded up our human destiny to explore and populate beyond Earth. Kennedy also changed the way
Without Lincoln there to guide the United States through reconstruction, the United States took action on the issue at hand. Radical Republicans wanted to completely destroy the Confederacy’s power. They were angry against the South for separating from the Union and going to war. Lincoln’s death allowed other government officials to lead the United States into reconstruction. Radical Reconstruction, which was a form of harsh punishment for the South was the most popular suggestion after the death of president Lincoln. This idea only lead to the complete opposite of what government officials had hoped for. Big shocker, the southerners did not want to comply with such demands. All in all, Abraham Lincoln’s death led to radical reconstruction which was flawed and was ended ahead of time for independent financial benefit. Politicians let southern states rule themselves but didn’t realize that America was not changed yet and that reconstruction didn’t fully occur leaving big problems such as racism between the black and white man to be very