Turning Points in Vietnam

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Turning Point Melissa Fields DeVry University HIST 415N Professor Keyser July 24, 2012 Introduction This paper answers these three questions; 1) Why is your chosen turning point actually a turning point and not just another event? 2) Why were the events immediately preceding the turning point necessary and essential in preparing for the turning point? 3) What subsequent event or events were dependent on the action of the turning point; also, what possible event or events became impossible because the turning point occurred? While history often appears to be a continuous stream of events and decisions, some of them were so dramatic that historians called them turning points. Turning points often produced a combination of economic, social, cultural and political transformations. The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 was a moment that left a lasting impression on many Americans. Body The assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) is an actual turning point and not just another event, as it is one of the most widely studied, controversial events in the United States (U.S.) history. Kennedy had plans to limit the powers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and possibly disengage from Vietnam. Many U. S. citizens believed that powerful forces within the government committed the crime and then covered it up. A great deal of evidence proved that the U. S. intelligence was involved, as witnesses to the Kennedy assassination have mysteriously turned up dead. Furthermore, half a century has passed since the JFK assassination, and the government secrecy continues to remain regarding the JFK conspiracy. Preceding the JFK assassination, why were the events necessary and essential in preparing for the turning point? One must consider the numerous truths that could be turning points in the murder of JFK. JFK emphatically turned away from

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