Today we did more powerpoint projects. Only 7 days til rockfest.
Cuban Missile Crisis:
-the US started building missile bases in Tukey ad Italy, so they could attack the capitol of Soviet Union, Moscow
-US demanded the Soviet Union get rid of the bases in exchange the US would not invade Cuba
-During October 1962
-US was ready to attack Cuba if anything bad happened
-October 15, images of both bases released
Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative:
-initiated on March 23, 1983
-alot of people against it, they thought it would take alot of money
-weapons required: nuclear X-Ray lasers
-weapons required a lot of space
-the plan failed, some of the ideas were kind way out there
-no mirror or laser systems were ever created
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