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Increased for 75 cents to dollar per hour
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Vaccination Program saved more than $5 in direct costs and approximately $11 in additional costs to society. The annual number of polio cases fell from 35,000 in 1953 to 5,600 by 1957.
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A father who had worked at world fairs, inspired his son to build the Magic Castle and other exhibits in Anaheim, California. Remains still as one of the greatest theme park capitals of the world.
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|The market that has seen stocks triple on Wall Street in the previous 7 years went into a tailspin, the Dow Jones plummeting over 6% and losing $14 billion in value by the end of what would prove to be the worst single day for markets since the start of WWII.
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Was viewed as the best hope for the leader of an independent, democratic, South Vietnam.
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Without the African American communities riding the bus everyday, the bus company of Montgomery faced probable bankruptcy.
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American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations merge to form the AFL-CIO, boasting a membership of 15 million. An organization came together to achieve common goals such as, protecting the integrity of trade, improving safety standards, achieving higher pay and benefits such as health care and retirement, increasing the number of employees an employer assigns to complete the work, and better working conditions.
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People were allowed to transport goods quicker across the country and that reduced cost of the overall price.
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A country could request American economic assistance/aid from the U.S. military forces if it was threatened by armed aggression from another state.
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Was to ensure that all Americans could exercise their right to vote.
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Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. This affected the U.S. economy because there was a new emphasis on science and technology in American schools.
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To launch a satellite into space failed when it exploded on the launchpad. Was important because it showed that the U.S. was trying to win the Space Race.
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The 1st U.S. Space Satellite,was launched by the Army at Cape Canaveral. It would discover the Van Allen radiation Belt.
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National Aeronautical and Space Administration, selected the 1st 7 military pilots to become the Mercury Seven, 1st astronauts of the U.S.
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Funded education institutions of all levels. America was competing with the Soviet Union in areas of science and technology.
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It transformed the relationship between Cuba and the United States. Castro took over Cuba and from that the U.S. lost trade with them.
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Eisenhower recommends continuation of 52% tax rate on corporate profits
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The United States brings in 2 new states with completely different weather types. Alaska being cold with an economy based on oil. Hawaii being tropical, based on tourism.
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John F. Kennedy;s campaign promised to "Get America Moving Again" which referred to as the American economy. He wanted economic growth at an annual 4-6% and unemployment at 4%.
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Lee Harvey Oswald fired 3 shots from the 6th floor, killing Kennedy and injuring Governor Connally.
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2 million people between Vietnamese and Americans were killed. An estimates 1.1 million were North Vietnamese
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President Lyndon B. Johnson created both of these
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A period of time in which that the inflation is unusually high. the rise of inflation is what allowed for an excessive growth in the supply of money
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Increases from $1.25 to $1,60 an hour
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Ames earl Way shot MLKJ. This was important because the African American's saw King's equality through the nonviolent resistance he had championed.
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For equal housing opportunities regardless of race,religion, or national origin and made it a federal crime to force or by threat of force, injure, intimidate, or interfere with anyone, by reason of the race, color, religion, or national origin.
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Was spending $22 billion a year on the Vietnam, War, a full 12% of the total federal budget
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Mission commander Neil Armstrong and Pilot Buzz Aldrin land on the moon.
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Public Broadcasting System begins operation, succeeding National Educational Television. PBS has a big impact on the economy because it opens a lot of jobs.
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allowing 18-year-olds to vote.
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An important step in formally normalizing relations between the U.S. and Chine. This helped open trade for the economy.
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From 1973-1974 the U.S. is affected by this, skyrocketing gas prices as the supplies of gas and oil are short.
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is 800 miles of pipeline that conveys oil from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska. the pipeline was built after the 1973 oil crisis that cause a sharp rise in oil prices in the U.S.
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Bill Gates finds Microsoft, which in time dominated the home computer operating system market