20 points m8 I need help pls (;-;)

Brainliestttme : )why was the launch of sputnik in 1957 important? -most in the u. s. had not thought the soviets were capable of producing satellite technology.- it made clear that the u. s. space program was dominant.- most in the soviet union had not thought the u. s. was capable of launching manned aircraft. -it established the fact that a more dangerous hydrogen bomb could be created.

6. how did trade with the venetians contribute to the fall of the byzantine empire?

Powers of states the first letter of the answer is r.