After the success of the Sputnik launch, the United States feared that -they would never be able to launch their own satellite.
-the USSR had used technology developed by the United States.
-the Soviets had superior nuclear capabilities. <---?
-that any future US satellites would not be as successful.

Which of the following statements about this graph is accurate? world grain production has increased in every year since 1950. the amount of grain grown between 1950 and 1980 decreased. world grain production has generally increased between 1950 and 2010. more grain was grown in 1950 than in any other year.

Which option best describes how the printing press transformed european society? (a) prior to the printing press, the catholic church hand-copied texts and disseminated them to peasants. (b) prior to the printing press, the church of england did not allow peasants to learn to read. (c) prior to the printing press, the orthodox church recited luther’s “95 theses” aloud to peasants. (d) prior to the printing press, knowledge was reserved primarily for nobles and clergy.

Which of these events was a severe setback for the u. s. war effort in the pacific?