The American people feared the Soviet for two reasons. One reason was why the American people feared the Soviet was because the Soviet had nuclear bombs. The other reason was that the Soviet was the first to put up an orbiting satellite‚ which was Sputnik. However‚ as in stated in Document B‚ the American people greatest fear was communism. Because China turned Communist and allegations were made about the United States having communism here in their own homes made the American people fears worsen
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wartime/possibility of war‚ or involvement with the then sprouting movement of Existentialism. The then "absurdist theater" reflected the values and concerns of the modern society (Petty). The accomplishments of man‚ such as the Soviet launching of both Sputnik satellites‚ sparked international competition. 1957 was not a year of unification and worldly brotherhood‚ it was a time that pushed for individual accomplishment and responsibility. The world Endgame describes is a post-apocalyptic nightmare. There
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The final act in the space race was when the United States put a man on the moon‚ beating the Soviet Union who had started the space racy by launching the first satellite called Sputnik. In an attempt to land on the moon the Soviet Union failed four times between the years of 1969 and 1972. The entire world’s attention was taken over throughout the Space Race‚ also the multitude of scientific discoveries by both the United States
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Dov Greenwood American History AP-3 Mr. DiBartolo 6/10/16 The Effects of the Space Race on Education in the U.S. The Space Race was one of the grandest stages of the Cold War‚ a quasi-war between the United States and Soviet Russia that pushed both the boundaries of both countries’ resources and forcing advancement in battles for technological and cultural superiority. The Space Race in particular propelled innovation in sectors that previously had not been considered in competition with Russia
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former Soviet Union‚ now Russia. The United States suffered a technological downfall on October 4‚ 1957‚ the result of Russia’s launching of the 184-pound Sputnik 1 satellite. It was a battle of ideas within a world community of nations. Russians launched Sputnik 2 just a month later. This satellite was five times heavier than the first Sputnik and carried the first living thing into space‚ a dog named Laika. It became obvious that Russia wanted to eventually launch humans into orbit. America swung
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Republican Party in handling international issues such as foreign policy and peacekeeping‚ 28 voted for the Democratic Party and 29 saw no distinction between the two. Of the few respondents who acknowledged “National defense preparedness” and “Space‚ Sputnik‚ and missiles” as the most important problems‚ most supported the Democrats on both issues‚ with ratios of 35 to 8 percent Republican and 50 to 21 percent respectively (Logsdon‚ 393). Even before the candidates were introduced‚ the Democratic party
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Satellite Telecommunications Network and Telecommunications Concepts 360 September 11‚ 2005 Table of Contents Introduction Satellite Communications History Sputnik Changed Everything America ’s Response Future Trends in Satellite Communications GEO vs. LEO Bent-Pipe Satellite Relay vs. the Switch in the Sky Companies Involved in Satellite Communications Regulatory Issues in Satellite Communications Global implications for the
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When World War 2 ended a new war surfaced: it was the Cold War. It began in the summer of 1945 at the Potsdam Conference in occupied Germany. The conference was attended by the Soviet leaders‚ the British leaders and American leaders. President Truman was also there but left the conference feeling that Soviet leader‚ John Stalin‚ was planning to have world domination. This was the beginning of worldwide rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States. Throughout this 46 year struggle of
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Cold War in about 1957 and the Cold War was started in 1947 and lasted o 1991. Who could get to the moon fastest? Who could build better materials than the other team? Who has more world power? So the U.S.S.R started to build the first satellite‚ Sputnik and the U.S.A. Built Explorer 1. The time known as the space race had to do with technological advancement in history between the U.S.S.R and the U.S.A. The most important parts in the timeline for space exploration. There were many spin off products
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the year that the very first rocket ship was launched with a radio transmitter. It was the year that started a competitive atmosphere in the scientific field of work. It was the year that opened many possibilities to mankind. It was the year that Sputnik was launched. It was the year that launched the modern world into motion with satellites‚ space stations‚ and wireless connections around the world. The passages presented are introductory passages to a larger excerpt that remains unpresented. Both
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