Question

Sputnik is associated with
A. attempts at detente between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
B. the beginning of the space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
C. the dawn of the computer revolution
D. pressures for political and economic reform within the Soviet Union

Answer 1

What does this have to do with math?
Google Sputnik.

Answer 2

B. The beginning of the space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S.