World history unit 12 lesson 4
why did the superpowers compete to develop space exploration technology? select 2

to distract rivals from weapons development
to explore military uses of space
to increase their prestige
to investigate the possibility of space colonization

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to explore military uses of space  

to increase their prestige

Explanation:

Super powers are states that have achieved to be in the hegemony.

This is a prestigious title that none of them wants to loose.

Monopoly over violence has to be maintained by this powered, hence, they are always on the run to increase their military strength, this is one of the reasons for space exploration.

Through space exploration also, they would maintain their prestige and ego as superpowers.

in 1897, pershing became a tactical officer at west point, and that's where he was given the nickname "black jack." pershing's first name is "john," for which "jack" is a nickname, and he was a white man who commanded black troops. hence "black jack".

southerners, for their part, considered brown a terrorist. they felt threatened by northerners' deification of brown and worried about the potential for other, similar armed insurrections.

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