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Unit 9: The Cold War
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The Space Race
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MAD: Soviets vs. U.S. During the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union came to rely on a theory called Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.) If each country could destroy the other, neither would use their nuclear weapons b/c they would fear destruction Nuclear policy today still depends on this idea
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Arms & Space The arms race also led to the space race
Both countries wanted: To ensure their safety To prove their superiority
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Space Race Timeline You will examine do a gallery walk of the key events of the Space Race Fill in your timeline in using these events. Make sure to include why this event is significant.
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Unit 9: The Cold War
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Sputnik Soviet Union launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957
1st artificial satellite to orbit earth 22:16-27:21
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Significance Soviets have technological superiority
Winning the space race Soviets have nuclear delivery superiority Americans worried that the same rocket used to launch Sputnik, ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), could carry a hydrogen bomb Psychological fear to Americans We need to catch up!
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Effects Led to creation of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Education: National Defense Education Act Gave $ to schools to improve math, science and foreign language education
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US Accomplishments Alan Shepard First American in space – 5/5/61
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin First men to set foot on the moon – 7/20/69
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Moon Speech, May 25, 1961
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