John F. Kennedy and Turning Point
Kennedy’s Assassination
Week 3 Topic
Amanda Murray
Devry University – Melissa Tennyson
On November 22, 1963 one of the largest turning points during the 20th century, it was the day of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. “JFK’s death seemed symbolic: a man in whom so much hope had been invested was cut off in his prime, during his first term as President, before he had a chance to show what he could achieve.” (Bennett) This time of history was more than just an event it changed the future events in history for America. It was a turning point for how Americans especially Kennedy’s supporters felt about the future of their country. There was so many events going on in the world prior to Kennedy’s assassination. In 1961, the Berlin wall was erected and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. The Bay of Pigs expedition remained fresh in everyone’s minds. “In addition, civil war in Laos and increasing tension between South and North Vietnam foreshadowed America’s long and painful involvement in south-east Asia, while Communist China, increasingly self-confident and aggressive, split with its Soviet mentor and contemplated developing nuclear weapons. Kennedy faced a basic dilemma: how could the US stand firm in the fight against global communism, while avoiding a nuclear cataclysm?” (Bennett) President Kennedy was in the middle of making some decisions that would change the future of America forever. According to Moss, “at the time of his death, Kennedy’s Vietnam policy was in disarray and his administration was divided over what to do about the failing war against the VietCong.” The subsequent events that were dependent on the leadership of Kennedy were the results of the Vietnam War. Many of Kennedy’s supporters felt passionate that had he not been assassinated that the Vietnam War would have never involved America. “Kennedy loyalists and several scholars have argued that had Kennedy lived, he was planning to extricate the United States
Week 3 Topic
Amanda Murray
Devry University – Melissa Tennyson
On November 22, 1963 one of the largest turning points during the 20th century, it was the day of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. “JFK’s death seemed symbolic: a man in whom so much hope had been invested was cut off in his prime, during his first term as President, before he had a chance to show what he could achieve.” (Bennett) This time of history was more than just an event it changed the future events in history for America. It was a turning point for how Americans especially Kennedy’s supporters felt about the future of their country. There was so many events going on in the world prior to Kennedy’s assassination. In 1961, the Berlin wall was erected and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. The Bay of Pigs expedition remained fresh in everyone’s minds. “In addition, civil war in Laos and increasing tension between South and North Vietnam foreshadowed America’s long and painful involvement in south-east Asia, while Communist China, increasingly self-confident and aggressive, split with its Soviet mentor and contemplated developing nuclear weapons. Kennedy faced a basic dilemma: how could the US stand firm in the fight against global communism, while avoiding a nuclear cataclysm?” (Bennett) President Kennedy was in the middle of making some decisions that would change the future of America forever. According to Moss, “at the time of his death, Kennedy’s Vietnam policy was in disarray and his administration was divided over what to do about the failing war against the VietCong.” The subsequent events that were dependent on the leadership of Kennedy were the results of the Vietnam War. Many of Kennedy’s supporters felt passionate that had he not been assassinated that the Vietnam War would have never involved America. “Kennedy loyalists and several scholars have argued that had Kennedy lived, he was planning to extricate the United States