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The Cold War to Civil Rights Alston & Cloey

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    Korea War

  • The U-2

    The U-2
    A U-2 flying over weatern Cuba obtains photographs of missile sites.2 days later , Kennedy learns about the data collected to missile deployment. Rudolf Anderson was the one who died when the U-2 spy aircaft was shot down in Cuba.
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    Cuban Missile Crists

  • Kennedy makes an air stike

    The Joint Cheifs of Staff strongly advise Kennedy to make an air strike.
  • Gromyko Assures Kennedy

    Gromyko assures Kennedy that Soveit Cuban aid has been only for the "defensive capabilities of Cuba".
  • JFK Addresses

    JFK Addresses
    Kennedy Addresses Customers in the electronics section of a department store watch as JFK addresses the nation.
  • Kennedy receives a letter

    Kennedy receives a letter
    He recieves a letterKennedy receives a letter from Khrushchev in which Khrushchev states that there is a. "serious threat to peace and security of people". Robert Kennedy Speaks with Ambassador Dobrynin
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    Vietnam War