The National Defense Education Act of 1958, passed in response to the Soviet launch of ________, authorized federal funding of science and foreign-language programs in public schools.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Sputnik
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A. Tea and Turmoil Acts B. Stamp and Townshend Acts C. Sugar and Currency Acts D. Coercive and Quebec Acts
Jimmy Carter won the election of 1976 because he
A) reassembled the New Deal coalition of Democratic voters. B) appealed to conservative Republicans. C) had been a leader in the antiwar movement. D) was already widely known and supported outside of Washington. E) appealed to Southern evangelists.
The colony of São Tomé represented
A. a haven for Jewish settlers. B. one of the few settlements in which Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together. C. Portugal's most lucrative trading outpost. D. the real beginning of large-scale African slavery.
Who was the prime minister of Britain from 1721 to 1742?
A) Robert Walpole B) George III C) Benjamin Disraeli D) Robert Peel