2. NASA NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (1958) – formed to compete with the Soviet Union’s space program

3. Education National Defense Education Act (1958) – act that increase funding in education, especially in math, science, and civics (government)

4. Music Rock n’ Roll – new musical era that combined Blues, Jazz, and Southern Gospel music Elvis Presley (King of Rock) that would begin influencing America for decades British Invasion (1963-64) – term referring to the invasion of British musical artists like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones

5. Election of 1960 Election of 1960 – election held between Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard. M. Nixon this election was the first to have televised debates

6. New Frontier New Frontier – name given to JFK’s domestic and foreign programs *focused on the economy, education, poverty, crime, military, medical care, and women’s rights

7. Peace Corps Peace Corp – organization that sent young men and women to perform humanitarian aid to nations in need

8. Space Race Space Programs – Kennedy was a huge advocate in increasing America Space Program John Glenn – became the first American to orbit the Earth on Feb. 20 th 1962

9. Response to communism flexible response – Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara’s said we need non nuclear fighting

10. Why the Berlin Wall was created Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev creates Berlin Wall to block out U.S.

11. Fidel Castro Fidel Castro – Communist Cuban Dictator *Cuba only 90 miles away was too close for comfort formed alliance with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev C.I.A. began training Cuban exiles for invasion

12. Bay of Pigs Invasion 1961 JFK approves invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro by Cuban exiles it fails horribly

13. Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 U.S. spy planes discovered missiles in Cuba Kennedy televised announcement stating the Soviet Union had placed long-range missiles in Cuba Kennedy issued a naval blockade of Cuba After 7 days, Soviet leader Khrushchev offered to remove their missiles if U.S. removed Turkey Missiles

14. JFK assassination President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas Lee Harvey Oswald guilty -killed by Jack Ruby