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Space Race
The race between the two countries to to see who will be first to get an artificial satellite into space, the United States and Soviets. -
Election of 1960
JFK won and was the youngest president ever. It was one of the closest races ever. -
Mapp vs. Ohio
It violated the 4th amendment. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was full of exiles from Cuba, about 1,200, they were working for the United States. They were to attack Cuba at the bay of pigs, in order to try and cause an uprising in Cuba to overthrow Castro. It failed miserably when they were met by Castro’s army. They had 100 killed and the rest were captured, JFK admitted it was his wrong to attack Cuba. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day political and military standoff between the Soviets and the United States. The U.S. found out about Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, therefore we put a naval blockade around Cuba, threatening to take over. We were on the brink of a nuclear war. The Soviets agreed to take out the missiles as long as the U.S. did not invade Cuba. -
Gideon vs. Wainwright
it made it so courts had to provide anyone with an attorney -
Lyndon B. Johnson
The president than was Lyndon B. Johnson, who took over after JFK was assassinated. This was the day he was inaugarated. -
War on Poverty
The way on poverty was when the president declared war on trying to get rid of poverty in America. The unemployment rate was at 19% and he was determined to lower that. -
The Great Society
The Great Society was created by Lyndon B. Johnson, it was created to eliminate poverty and racial injustices. -
Miranda vs. Arizona
it created the Miranda Rights -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Last day as president. -
Moon Landing
First spaceflight to land humans on the moon, Neil Armstrong, it was the U.S. on Apollo 11.
