Space Race:
• Soviet Union and the United States race to the moon (the most powerful groups in WWII
• this was the first time anyone had ever been to the moon and into space
• Each side wanted to show their strength and achievement by being the first people...
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Space Race:
• Soviet Union and the United States race to the moon (the most powerful groups in WWII
• this was the first time anyone had ever been to the moon and into space
• Each side wanted to show their strength and achievement by being the first people to the moon
• the Cold War developed from the space race
o the cold war was not a war
o The Cold War was the period of conflict, tension and competition between the United
States and the Soviet Union
o the goal was basically to be more advanced than the other country.
• in the end they joined teams and created a space station together and became a partnership
• Military Part of the Space Race
o rivalry to build a rocket powerful enough to send to the moon
o launch satellites into earths orbit
o send nuclear warheads across the ocean
• What was the space race?
o a race to the moon
o the soviets denied this for a long time but it was evident they were competing
• Corona- a code name for a satellite that was routinely photographing th
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