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Why was it important for the united states to put a man on the moon before the soviets?
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Why was it important for the united states to put a man on the moon before the soviets?

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The US and the Soviets were in a fierce arms race to become the World's leading power. Since neither could actually go to war due to Mutually Assured Destruction, they instead established their dominance within the Space Race.
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