Cold War presentation by Connor Regnier https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn world history h.1 9th grade en-us 2022-04-06 13:02:50 UTC 2022-04-06 13:35:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Competition 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132586391 The USA and the USSR were the established superpowers after WW2. they began to make advancements and moves to try and assert dominance over each other.]]> 2022-04-06 13:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132586391 What was the significance of Sputnik? 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132590979 Sputnik was the first satellite that humans put into space. It's release marked the start of the space race.]]> 2022-04-06 13:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132590979 Who won the space race? 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132595827 The USA won the space race in 1969 when they successfully landed the first man safely on the moon.]]> 2022-04-06 13:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132595827 What agency was created in the US and how was it dedicated to the space journey? 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132600197 The USA founded the government organization NASA and tasked them with technological advancements that help with space travel. ]]> 2022-04-06 13:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132600197 What country would be the first to actually reach space and what accomplished for them?How did this continue to create competition? 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132605148 The USSR would be the first country to successfully put a man in orbit and execute a spacewalk. This intensified competition and drove the USA to go straight for the moon.]]> 2022-04-06 13:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132605148 Why was president Kennedy’s proclamation of getting a man to the moon so important? What does this have to do with project Apollo? 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132617853 The moon landing was important to the americans because they had been behind the USSR for the duration of the space race. The americans launched the Apollo project in order to get to the moon.]]> 2022-04-06 13:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132617853 How competition was created 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132623832 The USA and the USSR were the world's undisputed superpowers, and they wanted to see who was the best. Both countries thought they were the best. These countries both disagreed of forms of government, with the capitalist USA and the communist USSR.]]> 2022-04-06 13:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132623832 Advancing technology 25regnierc https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132638691 This era saw huge increase in computing power, with whole rooms dedicated to calculations. The space race also gave us more information about our earth, through weather satellites and space rocks. The space race also say improved ventilation and water filtration systems, many of which we still use today. ]]> 2022-04-06 13:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/25regnierc/n4omrgkmqoq1wlgn/wish/2132638691