In response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957, a) Harry Truman condemned the Republicans for allowing a scientific gap to occur...

1. In response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957,

a)     Harry Truman condemned the Republicans for allowing a scientific gap to occur

b)     President Eisenhower remarked that this event should not cause "one iota" of concern

c)     the U.S. spend nearly a decade trying to equal this achievement

d)    the Republican party took responsibility for the fact that the U.S. had fallen behind the Soviets in the this area of scientific discovery

e)     scientists blamed America's slowness on poor math and science education in the schools