The united states wanted to be the first country to have an astronaut in outer space and lost to the soviet union. yuri
gagarin, a russian cosmonaut, was the first person to orbit the earth.
in the first sentence, which words would provide a more appropriate transition than and? select two options.
but
nor
so
thus
yet

but & yet

Explanation:

I just took  the test and got it right (on edgenity)

during world war ii                                                      

after a more than a decade and a half of combating al qaeda (aq) in afghanistan and pakistan,

the united states faces a diverse array of threats from al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and

africa. while senior al qaeda figures reportedly remain based in pakistan, the network includes

a number of affiliates across the middle east and africa including al qaeda in the arabian

peninsula (aqap), al qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim), and al shabaab. al qaeda also

retains a small but possibly growing presence in afghanistan. u.s. officials have stated that al

qaeda still maintains a foothold in syria through its ties to hay’at tahrir al sham (formerly

known as the nusra front), though the exact nature of that relationship may be evolving. this

report examines the threat posed by al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and africa as described

by u.s. officials and outside observers, as well as the u.s. approach to date in responding to these

threats. this was all i could find hope this : )