The dramatic increase for funding in math and science education in the us came about primarily because of a) the domino theory b) the outcome of the korean war c) the soviet launch of sputnik 1 d) the us being the first nation to reach the moon

The correct answer is C) The Soviet launch of Sputnik I.

The US fell behind the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" when the Soviet Union successfully sent the first man made satellite into space (Sputnik 1). At this time, the United States seemed to be years away from making this same accomplishment happen. This worried the federal government, as the Soviet Union and United States were constantly competing for global power and influence during this era (known as the Cold War). This is why the US increased funding for math and science, so that they may catch up to or even surpass the advancements made by the Soviet Union.

1. the townshend acts of 1767 “threaten the country with poverty and ruin.”

at a town meeting held at faneuil hall in boston on october 28, 1767, boston freeholders and residents discussed the implications of the brutal townshend acts levied against the colonists. the townshend acts were a set of four acts passed by the british parliament in the summer of 1767 in order to generate revenue for the crown (through duties on goods such as lead, glass, paper, and tea) as well as exert british control over the increasingly rebellious colonists.

during the oct. 28 meeting, the bostonians found:

the excessive use of foreign superfluities is the chief cause of the present distressed state of this town, as it is thereby drained of its money: which misfortune is likely to be increased by means of the late additional burthens and impositions on the trade of the province, which threaten the country with poverty and ruin.

as a result, the citizens unanimously voted to boycott all british-made goods.