Causes Of Kennedy's Assassination

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was known as a remarkable man. He served as the President of the United States from January of 1961 until November of 1963 when he was assassinated. Many believe that the cause of Kennedy’s assassination was attributable to communists in support of Fidel Castro. Others believe that Lee Harvey Oswald’s association with the Soviet Union alone caused President Kennedy’s death. Lastly, some believe it was an “inside job”, having occurred within the Kennedy administration. There is a vast number of susceptible people and countries linked with the unsolved conspiracy associated with President Kennedy’s death. The leading factors that caused Kennedy’s death are Lee Harvey Oswald, The Soviet Union, and Fidel Castro.
In any event, the ultimate cause of President Kennedy’s death was Lee Harvey Oswald. According to Kaiser, the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1977–78 confirmed that Lee Harvey Oswald was at fault for the assassination of President Kennedy (362). Oswald had previously expressed support for the Soviet Union. Oswald actually lived in Russia for 3 years in attempt to become a citizen. Although there were conspiracy

theories affiliated with Oswald and the Soviet Union, Oswald denounced having any dealings with the Soviet Union. It is still unclear to this day as to why Oswald murdered President Kennedy. There were many reasons why he could’ve murdered President Kennedy such as: conspiracies with Cuba and the Soviet Union, his determination to become a Soviet citizen, or his loyalty to the Soviet Union.
Aside from Oswald’s desire to be affiliated with the Soviet Union, the controversy between the U.S. government and the Soviet Union has always been a dilemma. According to Ballinger, Despite Kennedy’s idealism, the growing tension of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry was a hindrance on Kennedy’s wish for peace and good will (568). A planned invasion in a failed attempt to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro known as the Bay of Pigs, further complicated tensions with the Soviets. The failed invasion led to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, where Nikita Khrushhchev, the head of the Soviet Union, and Castro made provisions to allow the storage of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba to combat any future invasion attempts. The U.S. government then soon became skeptical of the association Castro had with Khrushhchev.

As a result of the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S.

government began planning Operation Mongoose in an effort to overthrow Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro. According To Kaiser, “Castro’s rise shook American foreign policy and the intelligence establishment to its foundations” (27). Castro’s regime was determined and unfaltering to the U.S government’s encounters, counteracting every attack from the U.S. and remaining in power. Castro had varying connections to support his revolution including the Soviet Union, Mexico, Cuba, and even the United States. Castro becoming a dictator ultimately led to John F. Kennedy’s assassination due to the affiliation Castro had with Khrushhchev (Kaiser 27). Castro’s defiant role in Cuba influenced communists in Cuba, Russia, and the United

States.
In summary, there were many factors that led to the assassination of President Kennedy, mainly Lee Harvey Oswald’s to desire to be an affiliate of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union’s constant conflict with the U.S. and affiliation with Fidel Castro increased tension and problems with the U.S. government and President Kennedy. Fidel Castro’s rule as dictator swayed revolutionists and communists in Cuba and the U.S. to actively rebel against President Kennedy. Castro began to gain extremists in America, due to the mobs and gangs that sold weaponry to him during the period of guerilla warfare. There is still much information to be uncovered about all of the conspiracies working against President Kennedy, but as an end result, Lee Harvey Oswald, The Soviet Union, and Fidel Castro are all affiliated with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.