Why did the Soviet Union and the United States take part in the space race in the early 1960s? *
to show that exploration of the universe was possible through cooperation
O to prove that one form of government was superior to the other
to find new and improved ways to develop long and short-ranged missiles
to take attention away from the Cold War and issues related to it.

During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a competition to see who had the best technology in space. The Space Race was considered important because it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

so its to prove that one form of government was superior to the other

the war powers resolution (also known as the war powers resolution of 1973 or the war powers act) (50 u.s.c. 1541–1548) is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the united states to an armed conflict without the consent of the u.s. congress.

explanation:

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.