Why was the soviet launch of sputnik it turning point in us history?

1.     in what kind of government does a small group have a firm control over a country?  

On a production possibility curve, data points that fall outside of the curve represent an inefficient allocation of resources. a balanced allocation of resources. ideal production. a currently unattainable production.

During the 1980s, profit from the sale of weapons to iran was used to stop the communists in costa rica. start a proxy war in el salvador. support the contras in nicaragua. stage a coup d’état in guatemala.