Stuff Flashcards by Kristen Barho

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Space race

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Changed our education to catch up (more priority on math and science)

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Sputnik

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1st manmade satellite

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Cuban Revolution

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Communists take over by Fidel

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Fulgenico Batista

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Dictator in charge

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Fidel Castro

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Overthrows Fulgenico and starts communism

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John F Kennedy

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Democrat
Youngest elected president
Faced with ridding of communism

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Richard Nixon

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Republican

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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FAILURE

sent back to start new revolt against Castro

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Cuban Missile Crises problem

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Soviets putting nuclear missiles in Cuba

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Yuri Gagarin

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1st to orbit earth, 1st in space

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New frontier

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Speech vows to put man on moon before end of decade

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Mercury program

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Get man into space

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Alan sheppard

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1st American in space

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John Glenn

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1st American to orbit earth

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Friendship 7

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Spacecraft John Glenn orbited earth in

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Gemini program

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Get man to moon

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Edward white

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1st man to walk in space

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Apollo program

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Put man on moon

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Apollo 11

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1st mission

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Neil Armstrong

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1st man on moon

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Buzz aldrin

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2nd man on mood

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Apollo 17

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Last mission to moon

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Harrison “jack” Schmitt

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Last man on moon

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How many men have walked on the moon?

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Dallas Tx

Assassination of Kennedy

Kennedy assassination

November 22, 1963 Dallas tx

Lee Harvey Oswald

Accused of assassinating Kennedy

John Connolly

Gov of tx | Shot, not killed

Warren commission

Gov committee assigned to investigate

Earl warren

Head of warren committee

Jack ruby

Shot Oswald