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The Soviet launching of Sputnik prompted     
 * the National Defense Education Act.    
 the Federal Highway Act.    
 the GI Bill of Rights.    
 the Submerged Land Act.    
    

Why didn't the United States intervene during the Hungarian Revolution?     
 * Eisenhower understood that the Soviet Union would protect Eastern Europe at all  costs.   
 Eisenhower did not want to increase military spending.    
 Eisenhower wanted to end the Korean War and did not want to anger the Soviets.    
 Eisenhower wanted to end the Cold War.    
    

All of the following were part of President Kennedy's New Frontier program  except:    
 * lower support for higher education    
 a higher minimum wage    
 medical care for the elderly    
 increased Social Security benefits    
    

Why was it difficult for John Kennedy to achieve a liberal domestic agenda?     
 * opposition from conservative southern Democrats in congress    
 opposition from northern liberals who believed Kennedy was not sincere    
 Kennedy's lack of commitment to a liberal agenda    
 Kennedy's strong commitment to civil rights    
    

This nation was involved in the Bay of Pigs and the Missile Crisis:     
 * Cuba    
 Mexico    
 Vietnam    
 Nicaragua