How did Sputnik change the military and political landscape in the US?
Why did the US contribute to Germany’s and Japan’s reindustrializations?
The Solution looks at the American Experience since 1945 focusing on how Sputnik's successful launch fueled the US's furious efforts at gaining dominance in the Space Race as another venue for the Cold War, eventually creating NASA & engineering the successful Apollo Moon Landing.
It also looks at the role played by the US particularly in the reconstruction of former axis nations Germany & Japan,focusing on the particular US policies that allowed for the industrialisation of said nations to become the leading economic powers they are today.