Why did the government increase federal funding for science education in 1957?
A) The country was starting to favor science over religion.
B) The country became more interested in electronic gadgets.
C) It was responding to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik.
D) It was responding to critics of "progressive" education.
E) It was responding to working-class criticisms of public education.
Answer: C
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A) 600,000, nearly as many as in all other U.S. wars combined. B) 1 million, more than in all other U.S. wars. C) 50,000, about 28 percent of the population. D) 300,000, most of which succumbed to new armament technology.
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A) The French and British upper classes were thought to be sympathetic to the South. B) A permanent division of the United States would benefit European colonial designs in the Western Hemisphere. C) Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its cotton. D) The British Prime Minister had secretly promised aid and recognition to Jefferson Davis in 1860. E) There was considerable diplomatic friction between Great Britain and the Union.
Sparta's initial attack on Athens was foiled by a rebellion of the Helots and __________.
A. an earthquake B. a renewed attack from Persia C. the Corinthians D. the Athenian navy