Question

America responded to the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 by

Answer 1

creating NASA and passing the National Defense Education Act

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Answer 2

America responded to the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 by increasing science education in the US, and making sure that the Space Program was sped up, in order to beat the USSR in the "Space Race". They also launched the program to put a man on the moon.