I think the answer to this is B
To restore American confidence that the United States was not falling behind its rival, the Soviet Union. The Soviet's success with Sputnik, and one of its own men being the first to orbit the Earth, jarred the general public, who viewed it as a sign that Russia was technologically far more advanced than the United States.
The civilization was the Chinese. <span />
<span>How did the industrial revolution in the united states affect life in the cities?
</span>C. Rapid urbanization led to overcrowding and spread of disease.
The AIDS epidemic as well as the widespread usage of drugs.