WWll‚ the economy was rapidly expanding‚ the baby boom had begun and Levittown was built as an example of suburban living. In a different part of the world‚ Russia was moving to annex land‚ promote communism and conquer space. The USSR launched Sputnik in 1957 as the first successful rocket to fly into space and return. The U.S. took notice and pushed for increased development of rockets
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took the announcement from the US as a contest to see who would accomplish the task first. In October 1957‚ Russia successfully launched the first satellite into orbit. It was named ‘Sputnik’‚ and came as a surprise for the USA‚ who still saw Russia as the enemy. In November that same year‚ Russia launched ‘Sputnik II’ into orbit. This satellite was different than the first; it contained a living creature – a dog named Laika. She was the first living creature to be launched into orbit. This proved
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Assessment Task 1 - Secondary Sources Investigation CONTENT PAGE 2 Assessed Outcomes Robert Goddard Rockets in a Vacuum 3 Liquid Rockets 3 Attachments To Rockets 4 Guided Rockets 5 Werner Von Braun Sources of Funding 6 The V-2 Missile 6 Explorer 1 7 Saturn Series of Boosters 7 Bibliography Robert Goddard 9 Werner Von Braun 10 -112Physics Assessment Task 1 - Secondary Sources Investigation Assessed Outcomes [H1] Evaluates
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High School. He lives in a house that is located off of the coal mine that the town rests on. Homer’s dad is the manager of the mine. Homer doesn’t receive much appreciation from his father. Homer sees on television the launch of the satellite sputnik‚ and after seeing this he is driven to be a part of the space race. He convinces some of his friends to help him build a rocket. They used terrible materials‚ and the rocket blew up their mother’s fence. They go to many different people for help
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Name _________________________________ Date __________ Period ___________ Researching Russia Directions: Using the reference materials (including but not limited to the Internet‚ almanacs‚ atlases‚ encyclopedias‚ and books)‚ research the answers to the following questions. The Internet is a useful source but you should make use of other resources should it not be available! 1. On November 1‚ 1993‚ the parliament of the Russian Republic of the USSR granted Russian President ______________________
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The Fifties (1950-1959) 1950: * Start of the Korean War (June 25‚ 1950) * This was a civil war between North Korea and South Korea competing for control over the Korean peninsula. It wasn’t exactly a civil war since Western nations also became involved. The United Nations‚ which was led by the U.S under General MacArthur along with its allies versus the communist powers of the Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war left 33‚742 American soldiers dead‚ 92‚134 wounded‚ and 80
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military superiority. The fears concerning both powers led to assumptions being made on the other country’s progress‚ this is evident with the profound effect the Gaither report of 1957 had on the US. The report which was commissioned just after Sputnik heightened fear that the Soviet Union had military superiority because there was a missile gap between the two nations. The report led to the US creating a National Defence Education Act in an attempt to reinforce their already extensive military
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1. Describe the Truman Doctrine of 1947 and the components of Truman’s Containment Policy. Truman Doctrine of 1947: support free people that resist communism Truman’s containment policy: -Marshall Plan: provide extensive aid from US to European countries in exchange for economic revival‚ free institutions‚ and power over money control. It was supported by George Marshall (secretary of state). -Truman Doctrine -NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): 12 nations enter in treaty for collective
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Question: what was the purpose of the space race and astronomical exploration? Thesis: the U.S. and the USSR were trying to prove their scientific superiority and also protect their own territories from an attack from space. Sub Questions: How did the space race start? What drove each nation further into space? What were the achievements of the space race? Who won the space race? Essay: The space race was a mid 20th-century competition between the U.S. And the USSR. Each side used different strategies
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and they were able to change the idea of music in such a short amount of time. Around the time of The Beatles‚ America was facing several problems in regards to their stability as a nation. The blacks were strictly segregated from the whites‚ Sputnik terrified the United States citizens due to their thoughts of Russia having the capabilities of now spying and launching nuclear missiles from outer space‚ the Vietnam War was right around the corner‚ and John F. Kennedy’s assassination were all crises
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