The text authors claim that the Soviet launching of the space satellite Sputnik "forced Americans to question themselves and their own values"
What specific values came under reexamination? What action was taken as a consequence of this reassessment?
Americans reexamined their educational curriculum, their funding and support for technological research, and their commitment to consumerism. This resulted in a new emphasis on science education (National Defense Education Act) and the beginning of the space race.
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Figure 8.4 illustrates what common aspect of civilization?
A) the first writing systems B) obsession with fertility C) the organization necessary for public works D) the focus on ancestor worship
In the thirteenth century, who conquered China?
a. Manchuria b. Mongols c. Japan d. Islam e. Europeans
Japanese economic success since World War II is based on all the following except
a. access to raw materials. b. high quality cheap labor. c. government support of industry. d. cutting-edge technological innovation.
All of the following factors contributed to the end of Mongol rule in China except
A. excessive military expenditures. B. insufficient incoming receipts from taxes. C. internal strife, aggravated by growing famine. D. inferior abilities among the successors to Khubilai Khan. E. the plague that killed millions of Mongols in 1241 and 1242.