Lee Harvey Oswald

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Lee Harvey Oswald born?October 18, 1939, New Orleans, Louisiana
2. When did Lee Harvey Oswald die?November 24, 1963, Dallas, Texas (shot by Jack Ruby)
3. What is the warren commission conclusion?Oswald acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy and killing Officer Tippit
4. Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?Lee Harvey Oswald was the man who is believed to have shot President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
5. Why did Lee Harvey Oswald move to the Soviet Union?He left the United States in 1959 and went to the Soviet Union because he was unhappy with life in America and wanted a new start.

Defection: The act of abandoning one's country or cause to support an opposing one.
Conspiracy Theory: An explanation for an event or series of events that asserts a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation.
Ballistics: The science of projectiles and firearms, used to analyze evidence from shootings.