~SUEZ CRISIS (1956) - Was an invasion of Egypt by Israel. The aim was to regain Western control of the canal.
~EISENHOWER DOCTRINE - A doctrine by the president in 1957 that promised military or economic aid to Middle Eastern countries in need of help in resisting communist threat.
~THE "RACE FOR SPACE" - Was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for power in the spaceflight capability.
~ALASKA AND HAWAII BECOME STATES - These two states entered the union on January 3, 1959 as the 49th and 50th states.
~EISENHOWER DOCTRINE - A doctrine by the president in 1957 that promised military or economic aid to Middle Eastern countries in need of help in resisting communist threat.
~THE "RACE FOR SPACE" - Was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for power in the spaceflight capability.
~ALASKA AND HAWAII BECOME STATES - These two states entered the union on January 3, 1959 as the 49th and 50th states.