*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).

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