AP U.S. History / Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980
8.7 America as a World Power
Notes
The US expanded its global role: foreign aid, covert actions (Iran 1953, Guatemala 1954), the space race (Sputnik 1957, the moon landing 1969), and alliances.
Practice
The launch of Sputnik (1957) led the US to:
NASA, NDEA.
The US landed on the moon in:
Apollo 11.
The CIA helped overthrow governments in:
Covert Cold War actions.
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