1. Which reform came about as a result of the progressive movement? A- Direct election of senators
B- Recall of laws
C- Diseases prevention laws
D- Increased precinct government

thurgood marshall

explanation: in 1954, thurgood marshall and a team of naacp attorneys won brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas. in this landmark decision, the supreme court held that segregation in public education violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.

protect u.s. businesses from competition

the missile gap was the cold war term used in the us for the perceived superiority of the number and power of the ussr's missiles in comparison with its own (a lack of military parity).