The Cuban Missile Crisis
Leader with ties with the Russian Communists
who is
Fidel Castro?
the first American to circle the Earth
Who is
John Glenn?
Guard towers were built along the wall. Guards were ordered to
What is
Shoot anyone attempting to escape
1962
What is
First Wal-Mart opens
Edwin Aldrin's nickname
Buzz
Gave 13.1 Million to the CIA (central intelligence Agency) to train exiles in guerrilla warfare
Who is
President Eisenhower?
May 5, 1961
What is
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space
On August 12-13, 1961 the Soviets brought trucks into Berlin with bricks, wood, and heavy barbed wire. Workmen began building a wall to
What is
Separate East and West Berlin
In the 1960's some popular toys included
*skateboards
*Barbie Dolls
*Troll dolls
and..
What is
*G.I. Joes
A Revolution in Cuba took place from 1949-
What is
1959
1500 soldiers land at the Bay of Pigs on
What is
April 17th 1961?
June 3-7, 1965
Edward H. White II is the first American to spacewalk.
The Soviets were unhappy with
What is
People leaving the Soviet part of Berlin to go to the Western part of the city
$4,723 was
What is
The Average Salary
Over the time period from 1949-1959 over _________ people had left East Berlin
What is
2 Million
In 1962, Soviet experts were building missile bases in Cuba. The United states could not allow this to happen. Kennedy ordered
What is
The U.S. Navy to stop all ships going to Cuba.
on what date did Frank Borman, James A. Lovell Jr., and William A. Anders orbit the moon in Apollo 8.
December 21-27, 1968
In 28 years of the Berlin wall, an estimated 5000 people escaped over the wall and around 200
What is
Were killed attempting to escape
This historical movement sought to give equal rights to all citizens of the United States
What is
The Civil Rights Movement
In the 1960's what insect became the name of a widely popular band
What is
The Beatles
U.S.S.R. and the United states worked out an agreement
What is
The soviets would take their missiles out of Cuba and the United States would take their missiles out of Turkey.
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin launch Apollo 11 to the moon. Armstrong left the module first saying these words as he stepped on the moon's surface,
What is
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan gave a speech asking for the wall to come down. On November 9, 1989, the announcement was made that
the borders would open so that people could move between East and West Berlin
Three famous leaders in the U.S. assassinated in the 1960's
Who are
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
And Martin Luther King Jr.
What food did artist Andy Warhol famously display his art on
What is
Campbells Soup can