Why did the US win the space race?

By landing on the moon,the United States effectively"won"the space race that had begun with Sputnik's launch in 1957.For their part,the soviets made four failed attemps to launch a lunar landing craft between 1969 and 1972,including a spectacular launch-pad explosion in July 1969.

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.

a.   it resulted in widespread unemployment.