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U2 Spy Plane Scandal
U2 Spy Plane Scandal -Francis Gary Powers was shot down while flying a U2 reconnaissance plane
-He was 1,200 miles into Soviet Russia airspace, near Sverdlousk
-It was unknown whether or not the plane was shot down by a surface to air missile, or if it was forced down by mechanical problems
-This incodent sparked a verbal battle between USSR and US
-The US exchanged Colonel Rudolph Ivanovich in return for Powers -
Rise of Berlin Wall
Rise of Berlin Wall -East Berlin was controlled by Russians
-West Berlin was controlled by Americans, British and French
-The communist goverment in East Germany built a 2 metre high wall between East and West Berlin
-The Berlin wall stretched 42 kilometres through the city
-Many famillies were divided by this barrier
-Armed border guards patrolled the wall
-171 people were killed or died attempting to escape the Berlin wall -
Aloutte 1
Aloutte 1
-American rocket blasted Aloutte I into space.
-Canada became the third nation in the world to have a satellite.
-It was designed to observe the outer layer of the Earths atmosphere.
-Aloutte II followed in 1965 to carry on the work in the iono sphere.
-Canada and several other nations launched the first intelsat satellite (Intelsat- International telocommunications satellite organization) -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile crisis -Russia and America began by spying on each other
-Both built up huge arsenals of weapons
-Americans placed nuclear missiles in Turkey aimed at Moscow
-Russians were building nuclear missile launch pads in Cuba aimed at US
-Cubans believed that America was planning to attack the island
-The Cuban government asked Russia to help them by sending military aid. -
Part 2 Cuban Missile Crisis
-All the missiles on the island were sent back to Russia or else America would attack
-President Kennedy announced an American Naval blockade
-Informed of Kennedys intentions only one and a half hours in advance the issue for the canadian government was whether to comply with an American request to move Canadian forces to an alert status known as "Defcon 3"
-JFK was upset with the ignorance -This was very unappreciated by JFK and stirred up a bit of conflict. -
Man Lands On Moon
Man Lands On Moon -Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon
-The moon was covered in greyish brown dust
-Armstrong declared: ''Thats one small step for man, and one giant leap for man kind''
The flight took up to four days often travelling 40,000 kilometres p/h
