-
The New Frontier
President Kennedy said in his acceptance speech, "we stand at the edge of a New Frontier—the frontier of unfulfilled hopes and dreams." This "New Frontier" benefited the country by improving housing and minimum wage laws. The Peace Corps was formed to assist developing countries. -
Kennedy's pledge
Kennedy pledged to put an American on the moon by the end of the decade. -
Berlin Wall
East Germany built the Berlin Wall to seal passage to the West Germany. Creating a physical "Iron Curtain". That made it difficult and dangerous to leave East Germany. -
Period: to
Cuban missile crisis
Conflict between the United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union rose because the USA found out that the Soviet Union placed a nuclear missle in Cuba. The missle was aiming towards the United States; this is the closest the world has gotten to a nuclear war. -
Test Ban Treaty
President Kennedy and Soviet Leader Khrushchev signed a treaty that banned any nuclear weapon and testings. This reduced cold war tension and increased the safety of soldiers, civilians, and the world. -
Economic Opportunity Act
The purpose was to help the poor by allowing them to bring themselves out of proverty.This cut the poverty rate in half by creating the Job Corps, Project Head Start, and VISTA. -
Man On the Moon
Kennedy fufilled his bold pledge of being the first to put a man on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon; "One small step for man, one giant leap for man-kind." -
Period: to
Vietnamization
In 1969, Nixon talked of a method of widthdrawl of troops and handing it over to the South Vietnamese. This plan was fufilled in 1975, ending the Vietnam War. -
Earth Day
A new earth movement that inspired peope to keep the earth clean. People clean up and protect the environment locally and globally. This movement resulted in the congress passing laws such as the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act -
Kent State Shooting
An angry protesting at Kent State College turned into an open fire by the troops. The troops shot 4 people to death and wounded many other civilians at the rally. -
Boat people
With the fall of the South Vietnam government, this resulted in the escape of many Vietnamese refugees. These people fled by boat to Indochina. -
Watergate scandal
Burglars broke into the Watergate building at Democrat Headquarters. President Nixon tried to cover up the burglary, however the truth was revealed. This lead to the first presidential resignation. President Nixon was removed from office. -
Period: to
Reagan Revolution
This was the presidency of President Reagan. He served 2 full terms and devoted those 8 years to shrink government, promote free enterprise, and more. -
Nuclear Freeze movement
With rising tensio between the United States and Soviet Union, a call for cease of production on nuclear weapons was made. -
Reagan Doctrine
intelligent opperation that supported rebells who were against communism. This policy was used to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
An agreement between the United States and Soviet Union to reduce nuclear missles. Soon after, the Soviet Union collapsed and marked the end of the Cold War. -
George H. W. Bush
President George H. W. Bush's objective and promise was to create a "kinder, gentler" America. Tension from the Cold War was coming to an end, which allowed President Bush to obtain more freedom. Her promised no-taxes, however failed to fufill his promise in order to balance the federal budget. -
Period: to
Persian Gulf War
Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait. With the help of the US and other nations forced Iraqi troops out of Kuwait. -
Fighting terrorists
Twin Towers in New York City faced a horrific terrorist attack that cost the lives of many. The terrorist attack was lead by terrorist group Al-queda. This lead to war against terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq. -
Period: to
Barak Obama
The first president with African American decent. President Obama entered presidency facing the challenges of a slow economy with high unemployment. Obama pushed for the bail-out plan for the Detroit auto industry, which was succesful. -
Osama bin Laden
President Obama ordered an operation that successfully captured former Al-queda leader, Osama Bin Laden, who's believed to be responsible for 9/11. Hours later, Osama Bin Laden was assasignated and burried at sea.
