1. Trenton Reynolds,Brandon Wilmoth,Angie Alonso,Adam Flores
Kennedy Presidency
Trenton Reynolds,Brandon Wilmoth,Angie Alonso,Adam Flores

2. Space Race
SPACE RACE
On October 4, 1957, Americans were stunned by the news that for the first time, an artificial satellite had been put into orbit around the earth not by the United States, which had been assumed to be the world's technological leader, but by the Soviet Union. People were dismayed. How could the Soviets have gotten so far ahead of American know-how? And what did it mean for the future, in terms of U.S. military readiness and of the nation's prestige in the eyes of the world? From that day until the landing on the moon in 1969, the two superpowers were engaged in a competition that changed the nature of the Cold War and had a profound effect on America's perception of national identity.

3. Kennedy and Nixon Debate
The first televised presidential debate was a debate that would turn the polls around for the election.

4. JFK Inaugural quotes.
“ My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country”.
“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility, I welcome it.”
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty”.

5. New frontier
1960
Was a slogan used by president John F. Kennedy to describe his goals and policies. Kennedy maintained that, like the americans of the frontier in the nineteenth century had to rise to new challenges, such as achieving equality of opportunity for all

6. The bay of pigs
1961
A failed military invasion of cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group brigade 2506

7. fidel alejandro castro ruz
military leader president
successfully overthrow cuban leader batista
castro government established covert military and economic relations with the soviet union
1947 castro became increasingly passionate about social justice
also served as the first secretary of the communist party of cuban from 1961 until 2011

8. the berlin wall 1961
august 13,1961 the communist government at the german democratic republic
built a barbed wire and concrete between east and west of berlin
the purpose of the wall was to keep western “fascists” from entering east germany
sone crossed freely into west berlin , while others brought hammers and picks and began to chip away at the wall itself

9. berlin wall 1961
Berlin wall was termed the anti-fascist protective rampart, aim at preventing enemies from entering Berlin
Berlin wall was also the backdrop for perhaps the most iconic speech of another U.S. president Ronald Reagan, on the occasion of the city's 75th anniversary
they were also saying David hasselhoff brought down the wall

10. Peace corps
peace corps it’s a volunteer program runned by the u.s gov. the stated mission of the peace corp includes providing technical assistance , helping people outside the u.s to understand american culture and helping americans to understand other countries. It was formed on march 1st 1961
Why was the peace corps made?
On sept.22,1961 kennedy signed congressional legislation creating a permanent peace corps that would promote world peace and friendship with other countries.

11. Alliance for progress in 1961
alliance for progress was initiated by u.s president John F. Kennedy in aimed to established economic corperation between the u.s and latin america.
Why the alliance for progress happened?
president John F. Kennedy proposes a 10-year multimillion dollars aid program for latin america.The program came to be known as alliance for progress and it was designed to improve U.S relations with latin america which had been damaged in recent years.

12. Cuban missile crisis
1962
A 13-day confrontation between the united states and the soviet union concerning soviet ballistic missiles deployment