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Step-by-step explanation:
The Sputnik launch had a game changing effect on the Cold War. It differenciated the leading team in the Space Race between Russia and America, both intended for National Pride and competition. The Sputnik could orbit the Earth and send data back to homeland, a one of a kind model never created or reformed. The effect on the United States was that it created more tension and double effort to prove the Americans could win the Space Race, launching NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to form. Also NASA was ordered to creation by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.