In response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957
a. Harry Truman condemned the Republicans for allowing a scientific gap to occur.
b. the federal government began spending billions of dollars to improve American science, math, and foreign language education through the National Defense Education Act (NDEA).
c. the United States spent nearly a decade trying to equal this achievement.
d. the Republican party took responsibility for the fact that the United States had fallen behind the Soviets in this area of scientific discovery.
e. scientists blamed America's slowness on poor math and science education in the schools.
b
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The Black Haitian government was not recognized by the United States until:
A) 1762. B) 1862. C) 1962. D) 2002.
The most drastic departure from past experience under the new constitution was the creation of a
A) directly elected Senate. B) national legislature. C) powerful presidency. D) directly elected House of Representatives.
Which word best describes the practices under neocolonialism?
A) uncaring B) discriminatory C) thoughtful D) severe E) practical
Which is the only category in which seventeenth-century colonists in Massachusetts were more successful than Virginia’s colonists?
A) relating to the Indians B) establishing the Anglican Church C) finding a profitable staple crop D) adopting a concept of community welfare E) collecting taxes to pay for community services