crabtree publishing company UNCOVERING THE PAST ANALYZING PRIMARY SOURCES THE SPACE RACE HEATHER HUDAK
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UNCOVERING THE PAST The different types and uses of primary and secondary sources sources related to the Space Race Sourcing evidence determining context and revealing bias how events in the Space Race were reported in the United States and in the Soviet Union An overview of the Space Race and the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union the importance of history and studying events of the past INTRODUCTION THE PAST COMES ALIVE 4 HISTORICAL SOURCES TYPES OF EVIDENCE 8 ANALYZING EVIDENCE INTERPRETATION 16 THE STORY UNCOVERED THE SPACE RACE 20 DIFFERENT VIEWS AFTER THE RACE 34 MODERN EXAMPLES HISTORY REPEATED 38 The fear of Soviet communism in North America initiating the race to get craft and weapons into space the space programs of the two countries the race effectively ending as the United States lands people on the moon How the Soviets and Americans worked together to develop new space technology Space Shuttle missions the International Space Station cooperation between several countries to explore space Timeline 42 Bibliography 44 Internet Guidelines 45 Glossary 46 Index 48
