Washington DC Cold War Tour
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Experience Highlights
Learn how the city of Washington DC was connected to the Cold War with this 2-hour tour. Throughout the walking tour, a tour guide will explain what happened during the Kennedy era. Specifically, how a group of women managed to express their political views in the 1950s.
- Take a walking tour through Washington DC.
- You will learn about all kinds of events that ultimately set the stage for the development of the Cold War.
- All this from the expert knowledge of a tour guide.
What’s included
- Cold War Tour of Washington DC
- Tourist guide
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Step by Step
Get to know the history and the most important monuments of Washington DC on this tour focused on the Cold War. Throughout the tour, which lasts approximately 2 hours, you will be accompanied by a tour guide. This guide will introduce you to some of the most important monuments that have some sort of connection to the political developments from 1950 to 1980.
During the 1950s Kennedy ruled the USA, and it was at this time that the Cold War took place. These years were the opportunity for a group of women to participate and directly affect politics, which was not possible at that time. This tour will show you how their actions were decisive in the development and ending of this war.
The monuments you will visit will be related in some way to these women. From the first house where they started meeting and debating, to the place where Kennedy asked his wife to marry him. Therefore, you will get a great insight into the reasons why politics developed the way it did.
So, as well as being an experience of appreciating the American landscape and buildings, it will also be a cultural experience. You will learn about the lives of women who managed to make their way in a male-dominated environment.