COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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the development of the ENIAC computer
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the announcement of international education guidelines
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the successful launch of the first artificial satellite
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the discovery of new chemical elements
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the 1950 federal government funded educational initiatives in math and science in response to. Explanation: In October of 1957, Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union. This event set of the space race and the US worked hard to educate students on math and sciences to help fight the Soviets.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950’s? U.S citizens were arrested for being suspected communist.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sputnik launch marked the start of the space age and the US-USSR space race, and led to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s? North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.
Detailed explanation-5: -What event occurred in 1957 and how is it associated with the above cartoon? The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.