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G.I. Bill
Passed by Congress to secure veterans’ home and business loans and to provide financial aid for veterans who wished to attend college -
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Space Race
A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union that began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik I. Helped increase education in math and science fields. Live broadcast on television amazed millions of people around the world as they witnessed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans on Earth to “land on the moon” with Apollo 11. -
Sputnik I launch
The first man made satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union which started the Space Race. -
Creation of NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created as an organization that focused on aeronautics and technological research and oversaw space exploration. Signed by President Eisenhower. -
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Great Society
A set of domestic programs and initiatives aimed at reducing the poverty problem in the US as well as improve educational opportunities and healthcare. -
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Signed by President Lyndon B Johnson,the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was a variety of social programs aimed at facilitating education, health, employment, and general welfare for impoverished Americans. -
Moon Landing Impact on the Economy
Ne'il Armstrong, among 12 men, is said to be the one of the first and only people to set foot on the moon. It gave scientists the first perspective of what space is like, taught us the composition of the moon, and helped these scientist and engineers to create the technologies we use now.