In your opinion, what do you think was the most significant event that happened during the Cold War ? Specifically, which event had the biggest impact on American society politics and society as a whole? Write 2 paragraphs as 10-12 sentences

It was a key Cold War event that began on October 4, 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite. The launch of Sputnik I rattled the American public. President Dwight D. Eisenhower referred to it as the “Sputnik Crisis”.