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This was also called the "Cold War"
This was the time when Castro was attempting to over run american forces. While we attempted to push castro out of power. -
John F Kennedy out ran Richard Nixon in the election for president.
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John F Kennedy was aware that Cuba was in possetion of Nuclear weapons and was aware that there my have been a brink of war.
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JFK was shot and killed by a Lee Harvey Oswald who was watching him down the road.
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They make their first apperence on the Ed Sullivan show during this time period.
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The Government approves of the Gulf of Tonkin, giving Lydnon B. Johnson giving pretty much unlimited power to "Oppose Communist aggression."
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The american forces both sides sustained heavy losses before the american forces fell back.
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70,000 Veitnamese forces lauched an attack on 100 major cities and towns in South Veitnam
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Winner: Richard M. Nixon Popular Votes - 31,710,470 Hubert H. Humphrey Popular Votes - 30,898,055
George C. Wallace Popular Votes - 9,906,473 -
Nixon wen tto China on an offical trip, Opening trading routes to america and vise-virsa
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People were arrested for being inside of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) but those same people were also connected to RIchard Nixons re-election.
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"End the war and bring piece with honor." - Richard Nixon
Nixon pronouced that the Veitnam was was over. -
RIchard NIxon agrees to Resign and Gerald Ford would take the President spot.
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Jimmy Carter V Gerald ford.
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This was a peace treaty that was signed between Isreal and "Its Arab Neighbors."
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A group of Iranian students stormed into an American Embassy taking 60 american students hostage.
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Ronald Reagan, who got a presidental nomination in 1968 and 1976, finally got in the lime light when he outran Jimmy Carter.