During the "race to space" which lasted from 1957 to 1969, political, social, and economic aspects reflected the Cold War. Many political / social aspects had occurred during the space race suggesting that the Soviets may use their space technology to send Bombs Over to the United States. Most economic aspects had been about federal spending between NASA and Soviet Union. To what extent do political, social, and economic aspects reflect on the Cold War during the race to space?
Document a talks about how Sputnik was a surprise to Americans, but it probably shouldn't be. When the Soviets launched Sputnik the United States realized that they were no longer safe. This relates to political aspects that reflected the Cold War. Americans were scared which had caused a political war( Cold War). Document G is a great example of the political effect on the Cold War. If we worked together with the Soviet Union we could have gotten to space faster. America was scared that the Soviets would use satellites and technology for military purposes. Document f tells us about how the Vanguard rocket was launched and had sank back down after being launched and crashed. Document F States, "This was what were capable of, while the Russians Road the heavens.". Political aspects had tremendously affected the Cold War.
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Document e, shows Explorer 1, the first US satellite had been launched a couple months after the Soviets launched Sputnik. This was a social aspect that had a good effect on the Cold War. Document G also shows a social aspect, saying that everyone around the world has helped NASA. Document J shows a social impact on the Cold War, by showing a picture of flight controllers celebrating the success of Apollo 11 lunar Landing mission. Social aspect also had a huge effect on the Cold War and the race to
I believe the race to space reflected the political social and economical aspects of the cold war by making us want to send the first man to the moon and that made the war even worse because we were losing and then we came back and got the lead and that made the war even worse and in document f it states that we had a rocket called the Vanguard rocket and it began to rise and then sank back down on itself crushing its engine and bursting into a huge fireball that accident was on television and the whole world saw what happened to the Vanguard rocket in 1957and then the Russians made there rocket and it made it up in the sky while we were thinking what to do.
during the Cold War are very strained according to historians. There are a few documents that demonstrate their differences. In document D, Henry Luce states, “Americans were unable to accommodate themselves spiritually and practically to that fact. Hence they have failed to play their part as a world power-a failure which had had disastrous consequences for themselves and for all mankind.” Luce is saying that the USSR is unsure of the American’s ability to keep the power that they have. Luce is on the side of the USSR. In document F, Winston S. Churchill says, “Nobody knows what Soviet Russia and its Communist international organization intends to do in the immediate future, or what are the limits, if any, to their expansive and proselytizing tendencies.” What Churchill was trying to say was that whatever the USSR is planning on doing in their future, which causes the U.S to distrust them. In document H, it states, “The Germans were able to carry out the invasion through these countries by reason of the fact that these countries had governments inimical to the Soviet Union.” This piece of evidence shows how the USSR got other countries to carry out their
In Document D, a North Atlantic Treaty was signed, which states, if one country attacks the other, allies are there to defend and assist the country. The NATO and Warsaw Pact was created to help one another if any allied forces were attacked. Countries wanted other countries to be afraid to fight, so they would have to fight their allies. In Document E, a cartoon of Stalin and Truman is pictured playing chess, the pieces resembled strategies of the Cold War. Both sides had a decision and strategy to move or use each strategy or piece. The war was fought more mentally than physically, replicating the game of chess, a mental and strategy game. Which led to decision making in the war of which tactic to use. The U.S. and Soviet Union fought with the use of government, making the Cold War different than other
The various miore events of invasion and prevention of expansion had sharpen the Cold War to become what it was. The various events in question mostly involved the United States and Russia arguing over territory. Although these events influenced the outcome the Cold War, undoubtedly the formation of the Soviet sphere, the Truman Doctrine, and the attack on Afghanistan prolonged tensions during the Cold War. During the span of a few years, the demand and production of nuclear arms was increased significantly.
The American and Soviet Union space programs were in a race to space during the cold war. This space race reflected many political, social, and economic aspects of the cold war. The fact that both countries were in the middle of a cold war didn’t help.
Another piece that should be included is the Space Race. The Space Race is one of the positive attributes of the Cold War. Presented in Document F, the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 launched the world’s first artificial satellite into space. This event started the competition between the USSR and the US for supremacy in spaceflight ability.
During the Cold War the powers of the Eastern and Western Bloc were states of tension after World War II. The war between the United States and the Soviet Union had lasted about half of the second century where there were many stages to finish this war. There are several documents and speeches that help explain and support what had occurred during the Cold War. It had brought heightened tensions and a series of international incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the brink of disaster. The Cold War brought many effect around the world such as economic depression, divisions, and fear.
Document A describes how the Cold War was embedded into daily life and how it affected the country and culture as a whole. The Soviet Union and communist expansion, as well as other powers they had on the US terrorized the entire nation, bringing it to a state of panic. As stated by John Buescher, “Science was seen as both a progressive tool for achieving a bright future and death-dealing weapon that might end human life. Fear of an atomic apocalypse (disclosure of knowledge) affected culture and politics. Cold War movies dealt with political espionage (spying).” The
The Race to Space! This race to space reflected the political, economical, and social aspects of the Cold War in many ways. The ways the space race reflected the political, economical, and social aspects of the Cold War include how people talked about what might happen in after the rockets were sent up, how much money this costed and how people were proud of there country. The Race to Space affected the political aspects in a lot of ways.
During the Cold War there are several events and foreign policy interactions that affected the us. The first subject is the way that the United States and USSR handled nuclear weapons and the fear that people had about them. The Space Race was a time of technological advances in which the US was afraid of what russia would do if they had control over space. Joseph McCarthy and the start of McCarthyism was the start of heavy anti communist views. The tension and fear of the Arms race struck fear into both sides leading to several events caused by each side. Tension and fear during The Cold War had a significant effect on the technology, political views, events, the way people lived, and foreign policy.
The Space Race exacerbated the tense relationship between the USA and USSR to a greater extent. From 1957 to 1969 (the accepted duration of the Race), it created tension because the advancements made in Space technology translated directly into ideological superiority and military power. However, from 1970 to 1979, after the Race had ended and Cold War tensions were easing, collaborations in Space encouraged co-operation between the two countries.
The Space Race was a 20th century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States of America and the Soviet Union. This competition was held between 1955 until 1972 and enabled these two rivals to advance their ability of spaceflight and their exploration out of the Earth’s reach. The competition covered several ways in taking human life out of Earth’s orbit and to successfully bring them back home in the process. The Space Race brought about several controversial topics relating to how the USSR copied the methods conducted by the United States, how the United States retaliated against the USSR and the man landing was purposely staged or not. These factors contribute to a large extent on how the space race was won. The Space Race
The Space Race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for supremacy in space. From 1955 until 1975, both sides battled it out to be the leader in the competition. Fueled by the Cold War and other causes of the beginning of the race, the Soviet Union and the United States fought for authority in a very public manner through the media. There were many achievements at this time and it led the way for many great things to come afterwards.
Through looking at these we are able to comprehend the main reasons behind the development of the Cold War. It can be said that the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 which
In this paper I will discuss what actions and thoughts added up to cause the cold war. The cold war lasted from September 1, 1945 to about December 25, 1991. That is about forty-five years, which is an extremely long time. The cold war was a global competition basically between two sides, the Free World, which was led by the United States of America, and the Communist World led by the Soviet Union. The struggle took place through indirect military conflict, and direct competition in the areas of economics, diplomacy, culture, space exploration, and political theory. It also involved nuclear stand offs, espionage, and global competition for other nations. The cold war has established the framework for most