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Which of these events accelerated the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

the Vietnam War

the Berlin Blockade

the Cuban Missile Crisis

the launch of Sputnik

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Answer:

The Launch of Sputnik

Step-by-step explanation:

To put it simply, the launch of Sputnik let the world know that the soviets had the power to send stuff to the moon, which scared the US since if it could go to the moon it can probably go intercontinental and hit the US with a nuke.

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The answer is the launch of Sputnik.

I know it because I just took the test.

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