After Stalins death in 1953 Nikita Khrushchev came to power. He favored communism and also liked competition between countries. The United States and the Soviet Union began competing in a "space race". The Russians started off with an early lead by launching Sputnik, the worlds first satellite. They also launched the first man into space just days before the Americans mission was scheduled for. However, the U.S. would overtake them in the years to come with more advanced tecnology and by putting a man on the moon.
The United States began to fly U-2 planes over the Soviet Union with infrared cameras. These cameras are able to see through clouds because they detect heat. They mapped out the missile sites and could also see troop movement. On the last authorized flight pilot Francis Powers was shot down 4 hours into his mission and parachuted to the earth below. He was then sentenced to 10 years in Soviet prison. This lead to tension between the two countries going into the 1960's.
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Nice job, I like how you wrote it like a commentary of a sports game.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that Francis Powers was shot down.
Sputnik was a great first step for the Soviets. It certainly jolted us into working hard to catch up with them.
ReplyDeleteGreat job MV, the sentences were kind of choppy though, work on sentence fluency. Other than that nice work.
ReplyDeleteNice title Mark! I like how you did not write about the witch hunt! It was very interesting to read the blog. Overall, this blog was just out of the world, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThis is sort of random, but I've always thought that Sputnik would be a good name for a pet lizard.I like that your summary is clear and concise and not long and boring.
ReplyDeleteTechnology seriously saved the US.
Your summary is clear and easy to understand and read. Good job on your description on the cold war
ReplyDeleteShort and concise; it gets straight to the point.
ReplyDeleteI think it would have been a lot more beneficial to the world that during the cold war the two superpowers only focused all their efforts on the space race. Nuclear weapons are actually really pointless because they are useless if you don't use them and they kill everyone which makes them pointless if you do use them so really they are a waste of time. It would be a lot cooler if we were able to live on the moon instead of everyone living in fear of a nuclear attack.
ReplyDeleteGood facts, very clear and understandable.
ReplyDeleteU-2 spy planes are awesome, but I never understood how a plane could go undetected. Great post.
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