c,both countries agreed to open a refugee camp in North Africa and that Hitler must be defeated
B) as the result of accidental discoveries about radio waves
C) mainly to support the development of the space program
D) through the contributions of several scientists
2: Which best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s?
A) It contributed greatly to the rapid industrialization and modernization of many countries.
B) Television reinforced the world’s vision of America as a land of plenty.
C) Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.
D) The United States and the Soviet Union used television as a weapon during the Cold War.
3: What message might President Kennedy have intended to convey in 1961 when he made the statement in the box attached?
A) The United States should abandon the space program if it cannot land a man on the moon within ten years.
B) The United States is the only country that will ever be capable of landing a man on the moon.
C) The United States can show its superiority to the Soviet Union by sending a man to the moon.
D) It is important to maintain the U.S. long-time reputation as the leader in the space race.
4: Which of the following shows an accurate cause and effect sequence of events?
A) USSR copies American science programs --> USSR launches Sputnik
B) United States sends Alan Shepard into space --> USSR launches Sputnik --> United States increases military budget
C) USSR launches Sputnik --> Americans worry that the United States is behind in space race --> U.S. schools increase science and math education
5: Life changed fairly dramatically in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of technologies such as television and satellites. Which describes one result of the change?
A) American children began to make significant improvements in school.
B) Chinese factory workers were able to produce automobiles in greater quantities.
C) Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.
D) French teenagers wore clothing that was popular in the United States.
1. By the 1920s, when amplification made television practical, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird employed the Nipkow disk in his prototype video systems. ... On March 25, 1925, Baird gave the first public demonstration of televised silhouette images in motion, at Selfridge's Department Store in London.
Answer: Most likely A or B but most likely A.
2. Answer: Most likely A or B again
3. Answer: 1. c, No single space project in this period will be "more impressive to mankind." He was speaking to the whole world with that sentence, not just the Soviets.
4 . Sputnik 1, launched the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. That launch took place on October 4, 1957 as part of the International Geophysical Year and demonstrated the viability of using artificial satellites to explore the upper atmosphere.
The surprise launch of Sputnik 1, coupled with the spectacular failure of the United States' first two Project Vanguard launch attempts, shocked the United States, which responded with a number of early satellite launches, including Explorer 1, Project SCORE, and Courier 1B. The Sputnik crisis also led to the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (renamed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in 1972): DARPA, and NASA, and an increase in U.S. government spending on scientific research and education.
Answer: C
(I am not sure about the rest this took me a ong time but there might be mistake i am not sure but I hope this helps.)
~Kana ^^
spy planes
intercontinental missiles
satellites
Answer:
The correct answer choice is intercontinental missiles.
I just took the test and got it right. :D
a philanthropist who worked to improve slum conditions
a politician who supported Marxist communist principles
a criminal who took bribes and stole money to get rich
The correct answer is A criminal who took bribes and stole money to get rich.
William Tweed was a political boss that manipulated immigrants new to the United States in order to gain political power. He often bribed immigrants with jobs or other resources in return for their vote in upcoming elections. This resulted in William Tweed being able to steal $45 million of taxpayer money in New York city during the late 19th century.
Answer:
D.) a criminal who took bribes and stole money to get rich
Explanation:
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