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CIA
The CIA was formed andused spies to gather information abroad. -
Korean War
The Korean War had begun between the North and the South. The North was helped by China and the South was helped by the US. -
MacArthur Drama
Truman fired MacArthur -
Rosenberg Executions
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg wre charged with esiponage and executed. -
Vietnamese Independence
The Grench could not retake Vietnam and were forced to surrender. -
Viet Cong
This communist opposition group in the South formed attacks on the Diem government. Ho Chi Minh supported them and supplied them with arms. -
Sputnik
Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite. -
NASA
Esienhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to help surpass the Soviet accomplishments. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Eisenhower approved CIA's plan of training Cuban exiles and invading Cuba to trigger an uprising and overthrow Castro. This left Kennedy frowned upon and the mission failed. -
John F. Kennedy
President gave his Inaugural Address -
Berlin Wall
The Soviet premier ordered East Germany troops to contruct a wall that would separate the East Communist Germany with the West Democratic Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union provided Cuba with nuclear missiles that Kennedy would not tolerate. The US was preparing to invade Cuba when Khrushchev offered to remove the missiles if US wouldn't invade. The US agreed to also remove the missiles from Turkey. -
Gulf Tonkin Resolution
Congress adopted this which would give Johnson military powers in Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
Viet Cong soldiers secretly attacked South Vietnamese cities, US air bases and the US embassy. The ulimately lost when the South and US regained control. -
My Lai Massacre
US plaoon commanded by William Calley massacred over 200 innocent villagers by rounding them up and shooting them down. 25 officers were charged with some degree of responsibility but only Calley was imprisoned. -
Kent State Shootings
National Guard Officers fired at protesters that were protesting the war. -
Pentagon Papers
Ellsberg leaked the documents that revealed things the government had been hiding. It killed much war support. -
War Powers Act
Congress passed this act that stipulated a president must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending forces into a hostile area without a declaration of war and that the troops may not stay there for longer than 90 days unless Congress approves or declares war.
