Question

During this decade, William T. Golden recommended appointing Oliver Ellsworth Buckley as a presidential advisor instead of re-establishing the OSRD. While on leave from the MIT presidency towards this decade’s end, James Killian headed the initial PSAC. (15[1])Congress created the first federally-funded student loan program (15[1])in this decade as part of the National Defense Education Act, which occurred during the International Geophysical Year. New Math began (-5[1])to reform STEM (-5[1])curricula and (*) DARPA was established in this decade following Project Vanguard’s failure. American satellite Explorer 1 was launched in this decade (10[1])in response to the Soviet dog Laika’s space flight. For 10 points, name this decade in which the Sputnik 1’s launch began the Space Race. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: 1950s [prompt on 50s]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Towery McNeilMississippi StateInnovation Academy A3615
Samanyu BhupalamInnovation Academy BInnovation Academy C4415
Matthew SumanenGeorgia Tech BJohns Creek65-5
Joanna XiaoGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech A68-5
Louis HarneyGeorgia Tech CMilton8910
Aaryan TomarGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech D11510
Edward KimJohns CreekGeorgia Tech B11510

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