Lessons of Vietnam
It is often said that more can be learned through failure than through success and in the history of the United States the war in Vietnam is one of America's most famous failures; therefore it is reasonable to assume that the nati Continue Reading...
Assassination of JFK
Why is your chosen turning point actually a turning point and not just another event?
One of the most commonly analyzed and a questionable event in the history of the U.S., the assassination of JFK was a real turning point. The Continue Reading...
Assassination of President John Kennedy
Why was the assassination of President John Kennedy considered a turning point in history and not just another event?
In the first place, the election and inauguration of John F. Kennedy (JFK) was in itself a Continue Reading...
Kennedy Assassination
An Analysis of Why Kennedy's Assassination is a Turning Point
The 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a turning point in American history. On a superficial level, it served as the eradication of post-War ideali Continue Reading...
In spite of being little more than a tool in the hands of the U.S., Diem was nonetheless a very capable minion. With the purpose of destabilizing Diem's power, Kennedy "recalled the CIA station chief in Saigon, John Richardson, who was known to be f Continue Reading...