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Assassinations and Assassination Attempts
Assassination is the act of murdering a well-known figure by surprise attack.
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Assassins:
John Wilkes Booth: Abraham Lincoln (1865)
Charles J. Guiteau: James A. Garfield (1881)
Leon Czolgosz: William McKinley (1901)
Lee Harvey Oswald: John F. Kennedy (1963)
Attempted assassins:
John F. Schrank: Theodore Roosevelt (1912)
John Hinkley Jr.: Ronald Reagan (1981)
After president James Garfields assassination the government began reforms in?
The civil service system
What did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln lead to?
For the south, It was a great thing. They actually praised the assinator that committed the crime. For the Northernaers, it made them feel rather sorry for him. He was only trying to do some good.
What is a good introduction paragraph about John F Kennedy assassination?
it was suppose to be about his whole life like a summary. it wasn't the greatest
What was one result of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson being the first person to be president after Lincolns assassination
Why was the assassination of archduke Francis Ferdinand important?
It was Franz Ferdinand. It was important because once he had been killed the Austrians declared war on Serbia.
Why was Lincoln's assassination arguably the worst thing that could happen to the south in 1865?
Lincoln had struggled with the moral and political implications of ending slavery. Until his promulgation of the Emancipation Proclamation, he had been circumspect about the process in the South. With his assassination, Congress and others pushed through their own agenda regardless of the effect on the society and commerce of the South. Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson, was impeached over his opposition to radical Reconstruction. He, like Lincoln, favored a limited occupation of the South and gradual adoption of legislative reforms concerning the freed slaves.
What vehicles were in the motorcade of the Kennedy assassination?
The motorcade was lengthy. There were a total of 23 cars and 15 motorcycles. Kennedy's limousine, "SS-100X", was the third car, after the pilot car (White Ford Sedan, 1/4 mile ahead), and the lead car (White Ford Sedan, 5 car lengths ahead). There were 8 motorcycles ahead of the lead car, and 4 motorcycles behind Kennedy's car (some policemen on these motorcycles reported being splattered with Kennedy's blood after the head shot).
Some of the cars behind the motorcade included Vice-President Lyndon Johnson's car, and several press buses, as well as Secret Service vehicles.
Groucho Marx
Did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln help the south?
I don't think it really did. It made the Lincoln-Haters feel better since he was dead, but I don't think there were any benefits beyond that. Slavery was still ended.
He was asassinated in the city of Sarajevo the Serb Capital.
Was JFK with his wife when he was killed?
Yes, she was. Jacqueline Kennedy was sitting in the limousine next to her husband at the time that he was shot. She held his body as the limousine sped to the hospital and was with him when he was pronounced dead.
How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead so many nations into war?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and his wife) at Sarajevo in 1914 led most of the world into war because of one fundamental reason: the alliance system. Due to the many complex alliances that had been arranged among European nations in the years prior, war broke out on a much larger scale than it would have otherwise.
Why was the assassination in Serbia an immediate cause of ww1?
It was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand , his assassination lead to the first world war.
Unusual fact about the assassination attempt on president Theodore Roosevelt?
He refused immediate medical attention and went on to give the speech he was there in Milwaukee to give, stating, "I will make this speech or die!" The undershirt he was wearing when he was shot is on display at the visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. A 100-page speech folded over twice and the metal glasses case in Roosevelt's breast pocket slowed the bullet and saved his life.
What did the house selection committee on assassination find on the Kennedy assassination?
They believed that Lee Harvey Oswald had been working for a conspiracy, and that a second gunman was involved. This was contrary to the Warren Commission, who had believed Oswald to be the sole perpetrator. However, even at the time this was controversial. For example, evidence for the presence of a second gunman came from a Dictobelt (a sound recording device) that was attached to a police motorbike, but an amateur researcher suggested that the recording was recorded later than the Committee had asumed.
Who killed John F. Kennedy and when?
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 at aged 46. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime. Oswald was murder two days later by Jack Ruby. Various groups believed that Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy. However, the FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin.
Sirhan Sirhan a 24 year old Jordanian/Palestianian immigrant assassinated Robert Kennedy.
What is the name of JFK's assassination video?
The Zapruder film. There were several filming made but these have not been released.
What are the characteristics of an assassination?
An assassination is any politically motivated killing.
