S. Air Force, the portion was dedicated to exploring the space and its military capabilities. The second, led by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Reconnaissance Office utilized the orbiting satellites to gather secret information of the Soviet Union and its alliance. (The existence of which was kept classified until the early 1990s). Finally, in 1959, the Soviet Union launched another satellite, the Luna 2, the first space probe to hit the moon.2.
The Korean War.
The Korean War, as a side effect of the Cold War has started on June 25, 1950. At the time, South Korea was under the influence of the United States while the North Korea was supported by the Soviet Union. In the views of the Americans, this war was extremely crucial for the Korean War as this war intensifies, there was a fair chance of this war becoming a bigger scale war between Russia-China (communism) and United States (democracy). The Korean War ended on July 27, 1953, leaving a gruesome result: 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the war. Still today, the Korean Peninsula is divided. .
Cuba and Fidel Castro.
The Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro established the first communist nation in the Western Hemisphere in 1959. Since Cuba was aided by the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro, during his ruling of almost fifty years, formed a quite quarrelsome relationship against United States, most notable incidents being the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Since the proximity of Cuba threatened Americans' sense of security, United States made an effort to accelerate the space race and arm race. Even now, the two nations have extremely minimal diplomatic relations. Also, United States has enforced a trade embargo with Cuba since 1960, when Castro shunned all the American owned businesses from Cuba.
Presidents' Backgrounds and Original Prediction of the Election.
Richard M. Nixon .
Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California.
