National Air & Space (Defense) Advanced Research Math, science & foreign Administration (NASA) Projects Agency (ARPA/DARPA) language education National Defense Education Act Technology & the Space Race Scientific research increased both the power and prestige of the United States in the Cold War. Research with potential military applications was supported by federal funding. Scientific advances brought benefits to the lives of ordinary people while also creating new political, economic and ethical dilemmas. Manhattan Project Sputnik, 1957 International Station Atomic bomb Space Race Mars rovers J. Robert Oppenheimer National Air & Space Cancellation of space shuttle Hydrogen bomb Administration (NASA) program Mutual Assured Destruction National Defense Education Act Science fiction films & novels (MAD) Yuri Gagarin, 1961 Microwaves Nuclear submarines Alan Shepard, 1961 Robotics & automation Strategic Air Command John Glenn, 1962 Growth of service industries Medical diagnostic and imaging Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles JFK: choose to go to the “We technologies (MRIs) moon,” 1962 Satellites Brinkmanship Apollo 11 mission, 1969 Global positioning systems (GPS) Assured Destruction” Neil Armstrong “Mutual Age” “Information Dr. Strangelove one small step for a man, “That’s Instantaneous global for Peace” one giant leap for mankind” “Atoms communication Nuclear power Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous, 1975 Telecommuting Television Detente ARPANET Transistors & microchips Voyager program, 1977 Internet Computers Carl Sagan: blue dot” “Pale Online course work U-2 spy plane Space Shuttle program Outsourcing and offshoring Commercial jet travel Sally Ride Economic interdependence German V2 rocket program Challenger & Columbia disasters Paperclip” Hubble telescope “Operation Kennedy: Foreign Policy JFK had only limited success in the realm of foreign policy as he faced major Cold War crises in Europe, Latin America and Asia. The United States sought to Soviet-dominated communism through a variety of measures, including “contain” military engagement in Korea and Vietnam. The United States developed a foreign policy based on collective security and a multilateral economic framework that bolstered non-Communist nations. As the United States focused on containing communism, it faced increasingly complex foreign policy issues, including decolonization, shifting international alignments and regional conflicts, and global economic and environmental changes.
National Air & Space Administration (NASA) (Defense) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA/DARPA) National Defense Education Act Math, science & foreign language education Technology & the Space Race Scientific research increased both the power and prestige of the United States in the Cold War. Research with potential military applications was supported by federal funding. Scientific advances brought benefits to the lives of ordinary people while also creating new political, economic and ethical dilemmas. Manhattan Project Atomic bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer Hydrogen bomb Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) Nuclear submarines Strategic Air Command Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Brinkmanship “Mutual Assured Destruction” Dr. Strangelove “Atoms for Peace” Nuclear power Television Transistors & microchips Computers U-2 spy plane Commercial jet travel German V2 rocket program “Operation Paperclip” Sputnik, 1957 Space Race National Air & Space Administration (NASA) National Defense Education Act Yuri Gagarin, 1961 Alan Shepard, 1961 John Glenn, 1962 JFK: “We choose to go to the moon,” 1962 Apollo 11 mission, 1969 Neil Armstrong “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous, 1975 Detente Voyager program, 1977 Carl Sagan: “Pale blue dot” Space Shuttle program Sally Ride Challenger & Columbia disasters Hubble telescope International Station Mars rovers Cancellation of space shuttle program Science fiction films & novels Microwaves Robotics & automation Growth of service industries Medical diagnostic and imaging technologies (MRIs) Satellites Global positioning systems (GPS) “Information Age” Instantaneous global communication Telecommuting ARPANET Internet Online course work Outsourcing and offshoring Economic interdependence Kennedy: Foreign Policy JFK had only limited success in the realm of foreign policy as he faced major Cold War crises in Europe, Latin America and Asia. The United States sought to “contain” Soviet-dominated communism through a variety of measures, including military engagement in Korea and Vietnam. The United States developed a foreign policy based on collective security and a multilateral economic framework that bolstered non-Communist nations. As the United States focused on containing communism, it faced increasingly complex foreign policy issues, including decolonization, shifting international alignments and regional conflicts, and global economic and environmental changes.