PDF-[READ]-Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race

Growing up on either side of the Iron Curtain David Scott and Alexei Leonov experienced very different childhoods but shared the same dream to fly Excelling in every area of mental and physical agility Scott and Leonov became elite fighter pilots and were chosen by their countries burgeoning space programs to take part in the greatest technological race everto land a man on the moon In this unique dual autobiography astronaut Scott and cosmonaut Leonov recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration With each mission fraught with perilous risks and each space program touched by tragedy these parallel tales of adventure and heroism read like a modernday thriller Cutting fast between their differing recollections this book reveals in a very personal way the drama of one of the most ambitious contests ever embarked on by man set against the conflict that once held the world in suspense the clash between Russian communism and Western democracy Before training to be the USSRs first man on the moon Leonov became the first man to walk in space It was a feat that won him a place in history but almost cost him his life A year later in 1966 Gemini 8 with David Scott and Neil Armstrong aboard tumbled out of control across space Surviving against dramatic oddsa splitsecond decision by pilot Armstrong saved their livesthey both went on to fly their own lunar missions Armstrong to command Apollo 11 and become the first man to walk on the moon and Scott to perform an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission and command the most complex expedition in the history of exploration Apollo 15 Spending three days on the moon Scott became the seventh man to walk on its breathtaking surface Marking a new age of USAUSSR cooperation the ApolloSoyuz Test Project brought Scott and Leonov together finally ending the Cold War silence and building a friendship that would last for decades Their courage passion for exploration and determination to push themselves to the limit emerge in these memoirs not only through their triumphs but also through their perseverance in times of extraordinary difficulty and danger. Who . were the two superpowers during the Cold War? . The United States and the USSR (. The Union of Soviet Socialist . Republics)/ Russia. After the end of World War Two, both of the states were winners but on the same time they were building up fear that their extraneous power would be used to attack each-other. So during, the Cold War everything was turned into a race and a in-direct battle between the U.S and Russia.. Soviets . tes. t . atomic . bomb in 1949. Sets off an arms race. Technological advancement and competition. Soviet Union Test “Joe 1”. Launched . on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union. First artificial satellite. Lesson 3 . The Cold War Intensifies. Learning Objectives. Describe how Cold War tensions were intensified by the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.. Explain how Eisenhower’s response to communism differed from that of Truman.. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why did the Cold War Last So Long?. TEKS and Objectives. We will…. (8B) describe . how Cold War tensions were intensified by the arms race, the space race, McCarthyism, and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), the findings of which were confirmed by the . L/O – To identify the key features and turning points of the Cold War and understand the nature of the conflict. What was the Cold War?. Cold War. . = . a period of extreme tension between states stopping just short of war.. L/O: To revise the causes of the Cold War in order to write a balanced essay.. THE USA. THE USSR. BOTH SIDES. NO ONE IT WAS INEVITABLE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYCplyBknI. . EVENT. WHAT HAPPENED?. The Science of Conspiracy Theory. The Background Information. Space Race and the Cold War. United States VS. Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). Power by who had the best weapons .  NUCLEAR WEAPONS!. Space – ultimate advantage point for setting up missiles. Picture/rank the distances to the following objects: our Moon, Earth, Sun (or a star), our solar system, the Milky Way galaxy (our galaxy), the Andromeda Galaxy (nearest big neighbor galaxy to the Milky Way.. Prosperity at Home, Cold War Abroad. The U.S. had tremendous prosperity in the 1950s – with an increase in national income each year.. But to counter the spread of Soviet influence, the U.S. also maintained a peacetime draft (Universal Military Training), and a large peacetime army, navy, and air force.. Period after WWII is referred to as the Cold War. : the tense relationship between capitalism (mainly the USA) and communism (Soviet Union). Postwar (after WWII) discussions were . postponed as long as possible. By end of WWII, alliance between G.B., U.S., and U.S.S.R. disintegrating. Cold war = competition for global influence between democracy/capitalism and communism. Led to: alliances (-> “iron curtain”), client states, arms race, diplomatic . THE COLD WAR Please get out the “Restructuring the Postwar World” handout you were assigned to read for homework as well as your responses to the five questions as the end of the reading. READING QUIZ q. uestions. This three-part strategy includes. m. aking a statement to answer the question, . p. roving the answer with evidence from the text, . a. nd explaining the connections.. Q:. Analyze the personality of the character Kino from . Review of China, USSR, and. Cold War Foreign Policies. Nixon to Carter Diplomacy/Foreign Policy. Cold War . 1949-1991 – USSR/US. Space race, Berlin Wall, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuba, culture in US.