The National Defense Education Act, which for the first time offered direct federal funding for higher education, was passed into law by Congress in 1957 in response to Group of answer choices inner-city riots, and the rise of feminist activist endeavors across the Midwest. the French defeat by Vietnamese forces at Dien Bien Phu. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States. the Soviet launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik.

Option: The Soviet launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik.

Explanation:

The National Defense Education Act passed in reply to Soviet Union success in the space race. The Sputnik I as artificial satellite by the Soviet Union became first to go to space. The United States changes its approach to science after launching Sputnik I by encouraging scientific progress in 1957. The law provided funding to higher education, loans to students, and supported education in the areas of mathematics, and science.

> la jirafa: the giraffe

> el loro: the parrot

> la tortuga: the turtle

> el cerdo: the pig

> la vaca: the cow

> la araña: the spider

> el tiburón: the shark

> la langosta: the lobster

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