Bay Of Pigs Research Paper

If I were president at the time of The Bay of Pigs, this is what I would've done. I would've given the exiles more weapons and more protection because the exiles didn't have the equipment to fight the Cuban military. I also would've sent the U.S. military to Cuba to support the exiles because the U.S. retreated after they let the exiles off of he ships which made the U.S. and Kennedy look bad.. The exiles should've had more supplies than what they were given to fight with. Therefore, they needed better guns, medical assistance, and back up weapons. This is what I would’ve done if I were president at the time of the Bay of Pigs.
The rivalry between the Soviets and the U.S. continued in space. They raced to see who could land a man on the moon first. In April of that year, the Soviets gained the lead by putting the first person to orbit Earth in to orbit. With the U.S. falling behind, they put the first American to orbit Earth in to space. Kennedy was determined to be the first one to land a man on the moon. Even though the Soviets were in the lead, America knew they could win the space race if they landed a man on the moon. …show more content…
Congress funded NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) so that they could expand their launching facility in Florida and build a control center in Huston, Texas. On July 20, 1969, viewers around the world watched as spacecraft Eagle landed on the moon. When astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped out of the spacecraft, he said his famous words. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." By the end of the space race, another 10 Americans had landed on the moon. It's not certain who won the space race, but America reached its goal of being the first people on the