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It created the Department of Defense, National Security Council (NSC), and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). They were created out of the fear of communism spreading. It was a political change because it dealt with the safety of the U.S. citizens.
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Desegregated schools across the nation. The Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to have segregated schools. This was a social change because it has to do with the public school systems.
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This ruined Kennedy's reputation because many Americans died on this mission. This was a political change.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. When the U.S. quarantined Cuba, they also planned a military attack on them.
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This made it so that it was illegal to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Congress passed this law alongside President LBJ. This was a social change.
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It abolished the poll tax in federal elections. This was both political and a social change.
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Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, which proved we beat Russia to the moon. This was a combination of a political, economic, and social change.
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The Clean Air Act was created to limit pollution. This was an environmental change.
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The voting age was lowered to 18. This was a political and a social change.
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Iraq invaded Kuwait because of oil claims. It was a political decision to invade Kuwait.
