Question

What event most clearly prompted the US government to pursue the Space Race?



the successful launch of Yuri Gagarin into space by the Soviet Union



the Soviet Union’s surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth’s orbit



the declaration by President Kennedy to land a man on the Moon



the US government’s increase in defense spending after World War II



the sudden invasion of South Korea by the North Korean military

Answer 1

The Soviet Union’s surprising launch of Sputnik into Earth’s orbit, probably because he was the first organism to enter the moons orbit.