<span>During the early 1960s, NASA’s Mercury program sent Americans into space.</span>
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Loose constructivism were supported by federalists while strict constructivists are supported by Democratic-Republican. The latter wants the national governmental powers be limited only according to the constitution while the latter believe to what power is used depending only to what's needed.
The U.S. had been a decisive force in the English and French winning the war and had revealed its vast industrial might. It was well positioned to come out of the shadows and take over the baton of premier world power from Great Britain. It showed the world that when in time America can buckle down and mass produce everything it needed, fast. Ammunition, Tanks, planes, Artillery, all of these were being produced by a unprecedented level and it showed the world that america can beat anyone.