What Caused the United States to Initiate a Program to Land

question 111

Multiple Choice

What caused the United States to initiate a program to land someone on the moon within ten years?

• A) the Korean War
• B) the search for new energy sources
• C) a national contest sponsored by IBM
• D) the Soviet launch of Sputnik
• E) hubris

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