The Cold War
was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in
every conceivable arena – even space. When the Soviets launched the
world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I,
in October 1957, it set off alarm bells in the Eisenhower
administration and created intense fear and anxiety among the US public
that the Soviet Union had surpassed the technological achievements of
the United States.Sputnik orbited the earth and transmitted radio signals for twenty-one days before burning up in the earth’s atmosphere.<span><span><span>1^1</span>1</span>start superscript, 1, end superscript</span> Sputnik II was launched the following month, in November, carrying a dog named Laika. In May 1958, the Soviets launched Sputnik III,
which weighed almost three thousand pounds. Continuing their run of
successful launches, the Soviets in 1959 sent a space probe, Lunik III, to photograph the dark side of the moon.
Answer:
The constitution uses the system of checks and balances to keep any one branch of the government from becoming too powerful
NATO was against communism. Warsaw pact was for communism.
Answer:
Non-communists were unfairly accused
Explanation:
McCarthyism - a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party.
Therefore, the McCarthyism's limited the actions of non-communists, who had to be cautious, as to not be listed, as a "commie."
Answer:
The answers are B and C.
Explanation:
Egyptians main food source came came crops along the Nile, whenever the Nile would drought or overflow those crops would be unable to grow, therefore causing hunger.