During the 1950s, the U.S. government's primary motive for the development of rocket and missile technology was

A. the long-range delivery of weapons.
B. to catch up with German knowledge of rocketry.
C. the establishment of communication and spy satellites around the earth.
D. exploration of outer space.
E. the quest to land a man on the moon.


Answer: A

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