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Arms Race
Countries around the world are all increasing their amount of arms. France and Russia both increasing their navy. Nuclear weapons between US and Russia. -
Army-McCarthy Hearings
Senator McCarther already had a bad reputation but things just got worse. McCarther had started interrogating the army. The army turned on him and pressed charges for improper influence to win preferential treatment for a former staff member. The hearings dominated national television. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Fidel Castro drove his guerrilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista, the nations president. For the next 2 years the american CIA attempted to push Castro from power. Finally the CIA launched a full scale invasion of Cuba. The US troops were greatly outnumbered and were forced to surrender.
