The GDR and the Kennedy Assassination

Examination Thesis from the year 2024 in the subject History of Germany - Postwar Period, Cold War, grade: 1,0, University of Leipzig (Institut für Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: How did East Germany exploit John F. Kennedy’s assassination for propaganda purposes? This thesis examines the reactions of the socialist leadership to the 1963 assassination and reveals how the regime used ...