1960-1969
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1. U.S. Troops get involved in Vietnam
(1955-1975)
Not everyone in the country was happy about the U.S. joining the war.
2. Cuban Missile Crisis (October 1962)
The sites were too close to the United States mainland and it was considered a threat to the U.S.
3. The Berlin Wall (August 13th, 1961)
Germany started to construct a blockade that divide the West and East of Germany.
4. The Bay of Pigs Invasion
(
April 17th, 1961 - April 19th, 1961)
Fidel Castro worried about the United States and how they might have the power to conquer Cuba.
5. First Man on the Moon (July 20th, 1969)
The United State’s mission, Apollo 11 had been successful.