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Why was the Soviet launch of Sputnik it turning point in US history?
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Why was the Soviet launch of Sputnik it turning point in US history?

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The main reason why the Soviet launch of Sputnik was a turning point in US history is because it began the "space race", since the United States did not want the USSR to have dominance of space. 
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