COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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George W. Bush
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George Hw. Bush
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Abraham Lincoln
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John F. Kennedy
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1961, President John F. Kennedy began a dramatic expansion of the U.S. space program and committed the nation to the ambitious goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, and the space race was on.
Detailed explanation-2: -JOHN F. KENNEDY: We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kennedy ran in the 1960 presidential election. His campaign gained momentum after the first televised presidential debates in American history, and he was elected president, narrowly defeating Republican opponent Richard Nixon, who was the incumbent vice president.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kennedy’s May 25, 1961 Speech before Congress. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade.