Cold War-“a condition of rivalry‚ mistrust‚ and often open hostility short of violence especially between power groups (such as labor and management).” The series that was watched was named “Cold War” a Jeremy Isaacs production. Turner Original Productions (CNN) released the series on television in 1998. This series was a documentary based on the period slightly before and until after the end of a period in history called The Cold War‚ from years 1945 to 1990’s spanning across the globe. This documentary
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Reaction Paper to Course Objective #4‚ Math Issues and Trends in Curriculum Development. James Horton My grandmother‚ Elizabeth Warren‚ used to talk about her experiences when she was a teacher in a one room school house in a small town in North Carolina in the 1930’s and 1940’s. I think she said she had about twenty to thirty students in the classroom and she was responsible for determining what was taught and how the students learned. She said that many students learned by using
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you had‚ the more powerful you were. It was also to see which country was more technologically advanced. On October 4‚ 1957‚ the Soviets had launched that which was the spark for the Space Race. They had launched the Russian satellite Sputnik (which is the Russian word for “traveler”). This was a surprise because this was the first artificial satellite and the first object to be sent to space and placed around the Earth’s orbit. However‚ this was not a pleasant surprise for
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wrote about how important and honorable event it was. While one article I read was from the Russian point of view and it stated that the reason why the United states made up of this lie is to protect its nation from falling. After Russia launched Sputnik‚ the United States needed to come up with a better plan to keep them at power. I do not believe that the moon landing was real mainly because the picture that was taken in space in one of them Armstrong is walking on the moon. How could one walk at
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When someone today mentions rocketry or rockets‚ most people immediately think of NASA and space travel. However‚ rocketry or rockets or rockets were being studied long before NASA began. Rockets were first described by an Italian in 1379 and in the early 15th century‚ the French reported extensive use of war rockets. Perhaps the most far reaching development in rocketry occurred in 1687 when Sir Isaac Newton detailed what became to be known as the Universal Laws of Motion. What Newton described
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confirmed that yesterday...on the fourth of October‚ 1957. On the fourth of October‚ 1957... the Soviet Union successfully launched... history’s first man-made satellite... into space orbit around the Earth. The satellite which the Russians have dubbed Sputnik... is being hailed as a milestone in history. No one in our nation’s capital could deny that the satellite... has ushered in a grim new chapter in the Cold War. And indeed‚ a wave of national anxiety... alreaddy seems to be sweeping the country. Stil
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Beginning in the late 1950s‚ the Space Race was a pivotal time for scientific development in both nations it involved‚ The United States of America and the Soviet Union. Initiated by the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1‚ the two nations commenced the race in a frenzy of advancements‚ yielding as a byproduct‚ functional technology for present day use. To what extent has technology originating from the Space Race been developed for widespread use in present day United States? In this investigation two of
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levels. A millennium ago people were not even aware of the existence of atoms or have the ability for space exploration. So‚ as our cultural development has expanded so has our cultural mandate along with it. The first artificial satellite was called Sputnik 1 in 1957. The word artificial refers to man-made and not naturally
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WWll‚ the economy was rapidly expanding‚ the baby boom had begun and Levittown was built as an example of suburban living. In a different part of the world‚ Russia was moving to annex land‚ promote communism and conquer space. The USSR launched Sputnik in 1957 as the first successful rocket to fly into space and return. The U.S. took notice and pushed for increased development of rockets
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took the announcement from the US as a contest to see who would accomplish the task first. In October 1957‚ Russia successfully launched the first satellite into orbit. It was named ‘Sputnik’‚ and came as a surprise for the USA‚ who still saw Russia as the enemy. In November that same year‚ Russia launched ‘Sputnik II’ into orbit. This satellite was different than the first; it contained a living creature – a dog named Laika. She was the first living creature to be launched into orbit. This proved
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