*urgent* history

Use the cause and effect table to answer the question.

Cause: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit

Effect: ?

Which of the following best completes the chart?

A. The United States developed a series of ballistic missiles that carry nuclear weapons more than 3,000 miles

B. Julius Rosenberg was tried, convicted, and executed for selling American nuclear weapons plans to the Soviets

C. Congress passed the national aeronautics and space act, creating the national aeronautics and space administration (NASA)

D. The United States began developing its own satellite they could orbit higher and faster than the Soviet’s satellite

The correct answer is C. As a result of the Soviet launching of Sputnik into orbit, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Explanation:

After the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, on October 4, 1957, U.S. attention turned to the country’s own civil space program. The U.S. Congress saw Sputnik’s flight as a threat to the country’s national security and technological lead.

Democratic Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, less than two weeks after Sputnik’s flight, demanded immediate action from the federal government. On February 6, 1958, the Senate voted in favor of establishing a Special Committee on Space and Aeronautics. The purpose of the committee was to write laws on a permanent space organization. On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the law establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."