In his 1962 \"we choose to go to the moon\" speech, president john f. kennedy said: .

The beginning portion of it, where he's talking about how in the past, America has been the leader of each era or has at least been at the front of it. "country rode the first waves of the industrial revolutions, the first waves of modern invention, and the first wave of nuclear power" shows that.

considered the turning point in pacific war. the japanese tried to lure the american navy out so it could be destroyed but failed. the americans were led by admiral chester nimitz. the victory by america would put them on the offensive for the remainder of the war.