Question

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The dramatic increase for funding in math and science education in the US came about primarily because of

A) the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1
B) the outcome of the Korean War
C) the domino theory
D)the US being the first nation to reach the moon Save

Answer 1

A) the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1
It caused an uproar amongst politician in 1957 who argued that the education was not rigorous enough and was giving soviets an added advantage. as a result the government increased funding of maths and science.