Question

When asked about this event by a reporter, the president responded, “That does not raise my apprehensions, not one iota.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this event that led that president to call for people to “scrutinize your school’s curriculum and standards.” A “crisis” named for this event led President Eisenhower to pass the National Defense Education Act.
ANSWER: Sputnik crisis [accept descriptions on the launch of Sputnik 1; prompt on Space Race]
[10h] This project’s failed launch two months after Sputnik led to nicknames like “Flopnik” and “Stayputnik.” This project was headed by the Naval Research Laboratory and aimed to launch a satellite into orbit during the International Geophysical Year.
ANSWER: Project Vanguard
[10e] The Soviet lead in the Space Race also led to the creation of this agency, which became responsible for civil space programs and research. This agency’s Apollo program ultimately won the Space Race for the US.
ANSWER: NASA [or National Aeronautics and Space Administration]
<Jay Kim, American History>

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2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y215.00100%50%0%
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y412.50100%25%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y812.50100%25%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y215.00100%50%0%
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y313.33100%0%33%
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y220.00100%50%50%
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y514.00100%40%0%
2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y310.00100%0%0%

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UF AUF B1001020
UCFUF C001010