Why did the United States suffer a loss of confidence following the launch of Sputnik 1? The United States knew that they would not be able to build a satellite like Sputnik 1.
The United States assumed that they would be first into space, before the Soviets.
O It was a better satellite than the ones the United States had launched.
O The space race had ended, and the United States had lost to the USSR.

The correct answer is B. The United States assumed that they would be first into space, before the Soviets.

Explanation:

During the Cold War, there was a strong dispute between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop spatial technology and send rockets, satellites, and similar to the space. In this context, the U.S. leaders and scientists strongly believed the U.S. would be the first one into space because there had been huge advancements in this area. However, in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, which was the first satellite in the space. Additionally, this unexpected victory of the Soviet Union caused a loss of confidence in the United States.

the answer is option a.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.