The Race ForTechnology

• Nuclear power• Nuclear weapons– The United States and the Soviet Union had

nuclear weapons–Both nations feared a nuclear war• nuclear annihilation: total destruction

by nuclear weapons

• Arms Race–U.S. President Ronald Reagan

challenged the USSR to an arms race by building up the American military–USSR couldn’t keep up!

Nuclear & Military Technology

Space Technology• The Space Race: competition between

the U.S. & Soviet Union to control outer space– Soviets: put first man-made satellite

(Sputnik) into orbit & put first man in space– Americans: put first men on the moon– US took lead in space technology/

exploration– Eventually, both countries began to

cooperate in space exploration