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Bob hope was a British-American comedian, actor, singer, dancer, and many more. He became famous for his self-depricating humor and rapid-fire jokes in the 30s and 40s, but continued to appear on TV into the 90s. -
A battle of power between the US and USSR to prove which of their countries was more powerful, as-well as who's political/economic system was better. This time includes the Arms Race, the Space Race, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War.
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When Elvis blew up in the 50s, he revolutionized American music and pop culture. Initially, his music and dances were considered to be provocative and inappropriate, but America later adapted to accept his style of music, known as "Rock 'N Roll", as another new pop culture norm of their rapidly changing and evolving society. -
A battle between the US and USSR government to be the first in space; however, although the USSR beat the US into space with the first satellite and first man in space, the US is widely considered the winner of the space race because they beat the USSR to the moon, and are still the only ones to go to the moon to this day -
JFK is most known for his infamous assassination in 1963; however, he also was responsible for negotiations during the Cuban missile crisis, which undoubtedly saved America, if not the whole world from total nuclear annihilation. -
A struggle of power between separated communist northern and capitalist southern Vietnamese governments where the US was heavily involved in supporting and assisting the south, and the USSR was heavily involved in the north. -
Many US citizens did not support the involvement of the US in the Vietnam war and so massive protests erupted across the country. -
Nixon is a president known for fame and infamy. He is famous for pulling America out of the Vietnam war, but infamous for the Watergate scandal and resulting acts. -
Occurred when American players visited the Chinese capital for a game of ping-pong, making them the first Americans to do so since 1949. This match of ping-pong helped greatly in diplomatic talks between the US and China during the cold war. -
The Watergate scandal mostly stems from the Nixon administration's attempts to cover up their involvement in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Building. The resulting events would lead to Nixon's resignation and presidential pardoning by his vice president, Gerald Ford. -
Most well known for pardoning Nixon of his crimes in Watergate, but he later on set up a conditional amnesty program for draft dodgers that had fled from the nation to avoid joining the military during Vietnam. -
Originally created to sell the original Apple 1 personal computer, but exploded in value as the technology boom hit America. -
Known for his unconditional amnesty program for Vietnam draft dodgers, bailing out the Chrysler Motor Corporation, and the Iran Hostage Crisis.
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