The United States didn't want to stay behind, so it increased funding for its own space program in order to be more productive and launch more satellites.<span />
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The Americans were affected by the structure of the AOC was they had to adapt to a new way of government and new laws were created. I hope it helps!
The Reformation created division within Europe. In Spain most people were Catholic. In the northern countries most people were Protestant. The Holy Roman Empire was a patchwork of small kingdoms, some Catholic.