<span>Measurable success of the Cold War.
The events of the Space Race was a way to demonstrate whether the US or the USSR was "winning" the Cold War.
The Cold War became a competition over capitalism and democracy versus communism. Since both sides knew the danger in going to war, the Space Race was a way to show who would win if war took place without the danger of atomic warfare. The USSR launch of Sputnik in 1957 put the US on notice and they responded with the Mercury and Apollo programs. The US landing on the moon in 1969 marked a major win for the US. </span>
<span>Historians study a number of things when attempting to make connections between ancient civilizations and the culture of today. Often including such things as social trends, literature, and media of the time. Anthropology includes the knowledge from nearly every possible academic sphere, from the sciences to the humanities of a given topic. Anthropology, is in short, the study of mankind from ancient times to the "modern" cultures of now. The reason for such studies taking place is to hopefully learn from the past and improve our current state as a society.
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George III refused to read the petition and declared the colonists to be traitors.
