When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957, it set off the space race with the United States.
Both countries wanted to be the dominant country when it came to Space and for America, this meant changing educational priorities.
STEM became the focus as young people were encouraged to use their mind to help get America further into the stars.
America spend quite a lot of money to land the first man on the Moon and eventually moved on to other priorities.
Answer: Central America is a land bridge connecting the North and South American continents, with the Pacific Ocean to its west and the Caribbean Sea to its east. A central mountain chain dominates the interior from Mexico to Panama. The coastal plains of Central America have tropical and humid type A climates.
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Indonesia is ethnically diverse
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Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia, as well as being by far the most populous one. It is a nation that is comprised of lot of islands, several of which are large, and thousands that are small. Considering the size of the country, as well as the change of borders in the past century, and the surrounding ethnic groups of people, Indonesia has become a nation that is highly ethnically diverse. The two ethnic groups that are the largest are the Javanese and the Sundanese, with the Malay, Batak, Mandurese, Betawi being in smaller percentage, but enough to dominate certain areas. Also, around one third of the population is put into the ''other'' category, with people of Chinese and Indian descent dominating, and having several ethnic groups from New Guinea and Timor Leste as well.
