Why did the United States suffer a loss of confidence following the launch of Sputnik 1? The United States knew that they would not be able to build a satellite like Sputnik I. The United States assumed that they would be first into space, before the Soviets. It waga better satellite than the ones the United States had launched. The space race had ended, and the United States had lost to the USSR. Brinkmanship in the Cold war quiz :
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. (don't know)
9. D
10. C, Nuclear deterrence