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Explain why the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in the Space Race and when It occurred?



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To see which side had the best technology in space, it showed which country had the better science. It started on August 2nd 1955
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Answer: They happened because during the Cold War the US and the Soviet Union engaged a competition to see who had the best technology in place. It occurred in mid 1950s (not sure)

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