Space Race /Arms RaceSpace Race /Arms Race

between U.S.A and Russiabetween U.S.A and Russia

By Addis YilmaBy Addis Yilma

ContextContext The growth of atomic weapons The growth of atomic weapons

between the two superpower.between the two superpower. Who were The two superpowers Who were The two superpowers

during the cold war.during the cold war. Why was the launch of sputnik so Why was the launch of sputnik so

historically significant toward the historically significant toward the space race.space race.

The achievements of the The achievements of the superpower involved in the space superpower involved in the space race.race.

The out come of the space race The out come of the space race and arms race between the two and arms race between the two cold war superpowers. cold war superpowers.

The growth of atomic weapons The growth of atomic weapons between the two superpower.between the two superpower.

in 1949 the united state had dropped two in 1949 the united state had dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to end world war atomic bombs on Japan to end world war two.two.

Four years later,The Soviet union built Four years later,The Soviet union built their own atomic bomb.their own atomic bomb.

A deadly arms race had begun . Both A deadly arms race had begun . Both superpowers stockpiled nuclear weapon. superpowers stockpiled nuclear weapon. By the end of the decade,both sides were By the end of the decade,both sides were developing missiles to carry bombs to developing missiles to carry bombs to each other 's doorsteps. each other 's doorsteps.

The growth of atomic weapons The growth of atomic weapons between the two superpower.between the two superpower.

neither superpowers wanted to rick an all-out neither superpowers wanted to rick an all-out instead,they pursued their rivalry indirectly by supporting instead,they pursued their rivalry indirectly by supporting opposite sides in conflict in the third world. These were opposite sides in conflict in the third world. These were the poorer nation of Latin America, Asia and Africa.the poorer nation of Latin America, Asia and Africa.

One such conflict brought the supper powers to the brink One such conflict brought the supper powers to the brink of war.of war.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy learned that the In 1962, President John F. Kennedy learned that the soviets were supplying Cuba with missiles. U.S navy soviets were supplying Cuba with missiles. U.S navy ships blocked the island. The world waited to see if the ships blocked the island. The world waited to see if the soviet union would remove all missiles and missiles soviet union would remove all missiles and missiles bases from Cuba.bases from Cuba.

Finally,the soviet Union agreed to remove them. Finally,the soviet Union agreed to remove them.

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Space RaceSpace Race was a competition of space was a competition of space exploration between the United State and Soviet exploration between the United State and Soviet Union, which lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975.It Union, which lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975.It involved the efforts to explore outer space with involved the efforts to explore outer space with artificial satellites, to send humans into space, artificial satellites, to send humans into space, and to land people on the Moon.and to land people on the Moon.

By 1960 the superpowers were in a space race By 1960 the superpowers were in a space race as well as an arms race. Americans were as well as an arms race. Americans were stunned in 1957 when the Soviet sent Sputnik, a stunned in 1957 when the Soviet sent Sputnik, a man-made satellite,into orbit around the earth.man-made satellite,into orbit around the earth.

Throughout the 1960s,the two nations raced to Throughout the 1960s,the two nations raced to see who would be first to put a person on the see who would be first to put a person on the moon.moon.

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Americans cheered as Neil Americans cheered as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first lunar landing in 1969.the first lunar landing in 1969.

The two superpowers during the The two superpowers during the cold warcold war

The soviet union was a strong socialist republic.The soviet union was a strong socialist republic. The united state was strong capitalist republic.The united state was strong capitalist republic. The soviet union and the united state were in the same The soviet union and the united state were in the same

side during world war 2.side during world war 2. The united state want all county to be democratic and the The united state want all county to be democratic and the

soviet union want all country to be communistsoviet union want all country to be communist Both countries ware powerful.Both countries ware powerful. The soviet wear the world largest stockpile of nuclear The soviet wear the world largest stockpile of nuclear

weapon for the second half of the civil war ,and the U.S.A weapon for the second half of the civil war ,and the U.S.A was the largest army in the world, and one of the two most was the largest army in the world, and one of the two most powerful air forces in the world.powerful air forces in the world.

The soviet were unequal led global intelligence network The soviet were unequal led global intelligence network (KG B), the U.S.A were powerful allies in Western Europe (KG B), the U.S.A were powerful allies in Western Europe (NATO). (NATO).

The launch of sputnik was so historically The launch of sputnik was so historically significant toward the space race.significant toward the space race.

Sputnik, the first man-made Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, was launched on satellite, was launched on October 4, 1957 by the October 4, 1957 by the U.S.S.R.  It was little more U.S.S.R.  It was little more than the size of a than the size of a basketball and weighed basketball and weighed 184 pounds.  Sputnik was 184 pounds.  Sputnik was not equipped with any not equipped with any scientific instruments, but scientific instruments, but orbited the earth once orbited the earth once every 98 minutes.  It every 98 minutes.  It contained a single radio contained a single radio transmitter.transmitter.

The launch of sputnik was so historically significant The launch of sputnik was so historically significant toward the space race.toward the space race.

Forty years later, the Cold War is Forty years later, the Cold War is over, and the Russian space over, and the Russian space program frightens only its own program frightens only its own cosmonauts. cosmonauts.

That launch ushered in new political, That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.

The firsts achievements of the The firsts achievements of the space race during cold warspace race during cold war

They both sent human on the moon.They both sent human on the moon.They both develop technology while they They both develop technology while they

compete to be better than the other.compete to be better than the other.They brought different type of atomic They brought different type of atomic

weapons and made the world to fear the weapons and made the world to fear the other country.other country.

The Russian sent the first women Valentina The Russian sent the first women Valentina Tereshkova on the moon i.Tereshkova on the moon i.

The Russian also sent a dog to the moon.The Russian also sent a dog to the moon.

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