oct 4, 1957 - Sputnik: 4 Oct. 1957 The Soviet leaders at the time, such as Khrushchev, wanted to compete with the western world, but not through war. He wanted to see who economically superior. He boost production in housing, goods and technology. Then, the world's first satellite was launched by the name of Sputnik. This caused the space race.
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