LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Advances in rocket technology had brought about new innovations
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The space exploration led to more tension between Korea and Vietnam
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Soviet Union launched a man into space first
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United States became the first country to put a man on the moon
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Detailed explanation-1: -5 May 1961: The US achieve the first pilot-controlled journey and first American in space with Alan Shepard aboard the Mercury-Redstone 3 (or Freedom 7) spacecraft. On this flight, Shepard did not orbit Earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -At this time the United States and Russia, also called the Soviet Union, raced to see who could do more in space. The two nations were fighting a Cold War against each other. In this war actions were important. Sending a man to the Moon first would show that the United States was a leader in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Space exploration allows us to prove or disprove scientific theories developed on Earth. Studying the solar system, for example, has brought us insights into such phenomena as gravity, the magnetosphere, the atmosphere, fluid dynamics and the geological evolution of other planets.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kennedy’s Moon landing goal was achieved in July 1969, with the flight of Apollo 11, a singular achievement Americans believed overshadowed all Soviet achievements.