Question

The legislation passed in 1958 that provides funding for research and development in science, mathematics, modern foreign languages, and guidance is the ________.

Answer 1

The National Defense Education act was passed on September 2, 1958 under the Dwight Eisenhower administration in the United States. Its objective was to increase the technological sophistication of the United States on the World front. Specialists thought that the Soviet Union was bypassing the United States and leaving them behind in the technological race. This act was implemented in order to correct this problem.