What was the major impact of the launch of sputnik 1 on the united states

The United States took steps to catch up and surpass the Soviets in the space race

Explanation:

The launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite produced by the Soviet program, took place on October 4, 1957 and began the space race. This event was one of the chapters that marked the Cold War, the political-ideological dispute waged by Americans and Soviets since 1947.

With the launch of this technology, the United States brought scientists together to develop a technology that could beat the Soviets in the space race.

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explanation:

the conditions that made the byzantine empire vulnerable to attacks by the muslin turks were the sack of constantinople by western crusaders, the conquests of the sultanate of rum, presence of rival kingdoms and finally the set up of fiefdoms at the empire which were owned by the ghazis (turkish warriors).