How Did Jfk Assassination Unjust
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald (Bio.com 1). The death of the president plunged the United States into mourning. Kennedy's brief presidency gave a sense of optimism and few could accept that he was really gone. Quoting Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr, "He had so little time yet he accomplished so much," (Escobedo 1). President John F Kennedy's assassination was unjust because he provided many successes for this country and provided a sense of pride and patriotism in American citizens. He helped better the people's lives in areas such as education and agriculture, strengthened the military, and stood for social equality amount races. There were some subversives in America who felt that Kennedy’s assassination was just because he stood for American values and opposed tyranny throughout the world. As an American, his assassination is viewed as unjust.
One of Kennedy's first acts as a president was the creation of the Peace Corps. Through this program, Americans volunteered to help underdeveloped nations in areas such as education, farming, health care and construction (Escobedo 1). The development of this program shows President Kennedy was …show more content…
President Kennedy proposed a Naval Blockade despite the advice from his cabinet to order an air strike (Bojczuk 1). After five tense days, Khrushchev agreed to remove soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for the assurance that America would not invade Cuba (Bojczuk 1). Furthermore, Kennedy enacted policies supplying political, economic and military needs to the southern region of Vietnam. Support in Vietnam gradually increased to the point where troops were actually fighting against the Northern Vietnamese (Bojczuk 1). Both these examples show how Kennedy strengthened the military without using
John Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald (Bio.com 1). The death of the president plunged the United States into mourning. Kennedy's brief presidency gave a sense of optimism and few could accept that he was really gone. Quoting Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr, "He had so little time yet he accomplished so much," (Escobedo 1). President John F Kennedy's assassination was unjust because he provided many successes for this country and provided a sense of pride and patriotism in American citizens. He helped better the people's lives in areas such as education and agriculture, strengthened the military, and stood for social equality amount races. There were some subversives in America who felt that Kennedy’s assassination was just because he stood for American values and opposed tyranny throughout the world. As an American, his assassination is viewed as unjust.
One of Kennedy's first acts as a president was the creation of the Peace Corps. Through this program, Americans volunteered to help underdeveloped nations in areas such as education, farming, health care and construction (Escobedo 1). The development of this program shows President Kennedy was …show more content…
President Kennedy proposed a Naval Blockade despite the advice from his cabinet to order an air strike (Bojczuk 1). After five tense days, Khrushchev agreed to remove soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for the assurance that America would not invade Cuba (Bojczuk 1). Furthermore, Kennedy enacted policies supplying political, economic and military needs to the southern region of Vietnam. Support in Vietnam gradually increased to the point where troops were actually fighting against the Northern Vietnamese (Bojczuk 1). Both these examples show how Kennedy strengthened the military without using