Which event initiated the space race between The United States and The Soviet Union?

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16 September, 15:13

Which event initiated the space race between The United States and The Soviet Union?

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The Space Race Begins. It is 1957 and the U. S. and the Soviet Union are locked into the Cold War. The Soviet Union has just launched the world's first satellite, Sputnik. Fearful of Soviet military control of space, the Americans quickly ready a rocket.