Question

Read the excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's Address at Rice University and answer the question.



To be sure, we are behind, and will be behind for some time in manned flight. But we do not intend to stay behind, and in this decade, we shall make up and move ahead.

The growth of our science and education will be enriched by new knowledge of our universe and environment, by new techniques of learning and mapping and observation, by new tools and computers for industry, medicine, the home as well as the school.
— President John F. Kennedy, Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort, September 12, 1962



Based on Kennedy's statement, how did US education change as a result of the Cold War conflict with the Soviet Union?


Funding for math and science education increased so the nation could beat the Soviets in the Space Race.


Spending on public universities declined due to a focus on training young citizens for military enlistment.


Schools were desegregated due to declining graduation rates and concerns of falling behind the Soviet Union.


The first private schools were established due to concerns about communist sympathizers in public schools.

Answer 1

Funding for math and science education increased so the nation could beat the Soviets in the Space Race.

Explanation: Kennedy links advances in science and education to the space effort; Cold War competition spurred major federal investment in math, science, and technical education to catch up with and surpass Soviet achievements.