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During the Cold War, the competitiveness between Russian and America expanded into science and technology inventions. The United States wished to beat Russia in what came to be known as the "Space Race." President Kennedy announced that by the end of the 60s America would've been the first person to land a person on the moon.
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In 1957, Russia shocked the U.S by putting the satellite called Sputnik into space, then then sent other rockets including the first manned ship. The first man America put into space was Alan Shepard in 1961, and in 1962 John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.
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In the 1960s, Vietnam also divided like Korea, communist in the north, free in the south. The war also ended in disaster, one of the bloodiest battles in history, with Vietnam remaining communist. During the war, it increasingly became very unpopular with Americans, soldiers and people alike.
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Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldren were the first men to ever reach the moon in the Apollo 11, with Neil being the first person to set foot on the moon. -
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President Nixon attempted to cover up the plan to wiretap the offices of the Democratic Party at the Watergate Hotel and its connection to his administration, but the scandal leaked and Nixon was forced to resign. -