HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the launch of a Soviet nuclear missile
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the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik
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the passage of the Space Race Act
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the Soviet mission to the moon
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Detailed explanation-1: -The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) was passed in 1958 in response to Soviet acceleration of the space race with the launch of the satellite Sputnik.
Detailed explanation-2: -The launch of Sputnik spurred the Space Race, which was a Cold War competition between America and Russia to lead space exploration. As part of the Space Race, STEM Education was given more funds and became a focus in schools, starting with the 1958 National Defense Education Act, or NDEA.
Detailed explanation-3: -The National Defense Act, ratified by Congress in May 1916 and signed by Wilson on June 3, brought the states’ militias more under federal control and gave the president authority, in case of war or national emergency, to mobilize the National Guard for the duration of the emergency.