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John F. Kennedy's Fight Against Communism

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John F. Kennedy, shot by an assassin at only age forty six for what, that is the question. John F. Kennedy, was elected president in 1960 at only age forty three. John F. Kennedy, was one of the youngest elected presidents. John F. Kennedy, had many struggles, but was still able to fight in the navy, and become president and fight against communism. John F. Kennedy, graduated from Harvard in 1940, John then entered the navy in 1943 (Freidel 1). When John F Kennedy’s PT boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, Kennedy despite grave injuries led the survivors through perilous waters to safety (Freidel 1). When John F Kennedy, came back from the war, he became a Democratic Congressman from …show more content…

“By threatening withdrawal of economic support, the United States sought to persuade the Diem government to change its brutal policies, Diem resisted denying that Buddhists were being persecuted and charging that in fact they were aiding the communists by demanding a change in government United State advisers warned that Diem’s Popular Regime imperiled the battle against the Viet Cong.” (“Growing Involvement…” 1). Russians sought to install nuclear missiles in Cuba, when it was discovered by air reconnaissance in October 1962. Kennedy imposed a quarantine of all offensive weapons bound for Cuba while the world trembled on the brink of a nuclear war, the Russians backed down and agreed to take the missiles away. The American response to the Cuban missile crisis evidently persuaded Moscow of futility of nuclear blackmail (Freidel 1). “Given believe in the global struggle between east and west in his acceptance of the domino theory, his conviction that Vietnam was the testing ground for combating “war of liberation.” his often zealous commitment to counter in surgery, and his determination never appears soft on communism” (Reeves 411).
John F. Kennedy, had Struggles but managed to fight In the navy win his presidency and fight against communists. John F. Kennedy was a navy veteran, president and a person who stayed calm during hard times against communism. Though John F. Kennedy had a short presidency, he made it the best presidency that he

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