What event most clearly prompted the US government to pursue the Space Race? 1) the successful launch of Yuri Gagarin into space by the Soviet Union / 2) the Soviet Union's surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth's orbit / 3) the declaration by President Kennedy to land a man on the Moon / 4) the US government's increase in defense spending after World War II / 5) the sudden invasion of South Korea by the North Korean military

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Yaritza Walker

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11 September, 15:26

What event most clearly prompted the US government to pursue the Space Race? 1) the successful launch of Yuri Gagarin into space by the Soviet Union / 2) the Soviet Union's surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth's orbit / 3) the declaration by President Kennedy to land a man on the Moon / 4) the US government's increase in defense spending after World War II / 5) the sudden invasion of South Korea by the North Korean military

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Aylin Bird · Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: " 2) the Soviet Union’s surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth’s orbit." The event that most clearly prompted the US government to pursue the Space Race is the Soviet Union’s surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth’s orbit