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Early 1960's - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The New dictator at the time, Fidel Castro supported communism and was related to the Soviet Union
      - Kennedy approved a plan given to him by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to overthrow Castro's Government
      - Unfortunately in April 1961 the invasion failed, The Bay of Pigs was an embarrasing foreign policy defeat
- - - - The Suspicion was because of the recent Bay of Pigs invasion
        
        The invasion was an attempt to overthrow Castro's govenerment to protect cuba from further attacks
  - - - President John F. Kennedy met up with his top advisors and came up with the plan to prevent all goods supplies and anything else from entering Cuba
      - President Kennedy also annoucened a naval blocade and told the Soviets to remove all missiles
- - - - Two Strongest Nations
        
        America
        
        Wanted to stop the soviets
        
        Made people practice bomb drills
        
        built atomic bombs
        
        Soviet Union
        
        The soviet Union threatened to spread communism to different nations including the United States
        
        Lauched the "Sputnik" The first man made satellite to orbit the earth
        
        Both Coutries stocked up on weapons and missiles to prepare for war
- - - - Us Air Force helped launch US space program on sept 18 1947
        
        On November 24, 1947, the first fully working test rocket was shot into the sky.
        
        June 3, 1965 Edward white was the first man to walk in space
        
        On February 2, 1962 John Glenn became the first American to oribit Earth.
        
        Tragedy in Apollo I killed many astronauts
        
        The United States made President Kennedy's Promise and made the biggest accomplishment at the time. July 1969 Apollo 11's crew Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Neil Armstron walked on the moon
        
        The first Major accomplishment was when Chuck Yearger broke the sound barrier in an experimental rocket plane named Glamorous.