HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Both were expensive programs that put a strain on the country’s economy.
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There were not enough military bases to support the programs.
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The US used espionage to steal the technology from both programs.
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The USSR did not have the resources to develop the technology needed for the programs.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Money spent on space exploration has provided jobs for thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians, construction workers, and clerical workers, and stimulated local economies, especially in areas where NASA has had major facilities, among them Cape Canaveral, Florida; Huntsville, Alabama; and Houston, Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Early Soviet successes in the space race had a major impact on US society and culture, altering strategic defense doctrines and leading to new educational initiatives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Even for arms-producing countries, excessive military expenditure is likely eventually to have negative economic consequences. The Soviet Union’s economic difficulties were certainly exacerbated by the very high proportion of the gross domestic product devoted to the arms race.
Detailed explanation-4: -To help discourage Soviet communist expansion, the United States built more atomic weaponry. But in 1949, the Soviets tested their own atomic bomb, and the Cold War nuclear arms race was on.