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What sparked the start of the space race?
A. The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1
B Kennedy announced America would put a man on the moon.
C. The United States successfully printed the earth.
D. Both the Soviet's and Americans announced they would launch statelites

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A. The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1

The launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, is widely regarded as the event that sparked the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. It marked the first time a human-made object was placed into Earth's orbit and heightened fears in the U.S. about Soviet technological superiority.

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