Introduction

Political Events

Scientific-Technical Developments

Military Developments

Social Conditions and Developments

Books, Movies, Art and the Media

1963 was a year of great change for the Cold War, with the introduction of a new President on the USA's part, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The ongoings of 1963 proved to play a major role in the way that the Cold War would be shaped until its end with the fall of the Soviet Union. The Cold War certainly took a major turn in 1963, but all of this paled in comparison to the President's assassination. Suddenly, the Communists, the Soviets, it all became unimportant to the average American for one point in time, and life suddenly had a new meaning. Kennedy's message probably became stronger due to his death, and the peace movement may have been furthered through this act of violence. Who's to say, though, where the Cold War would have gone if the President had not been assassinated. In order to understand what was to occur in the years to come, it is important to examine every aspect of the Cold War, from the Political Events that occurred in the year, to the sort of Arts that were created. All of this plays a role in what we have come to know as the Cold War.