Answer:
increased American confidence
Explanation:The Soviet Union was the first nation to successfully launch a satellite into space. The Sputnik Crisis was a defining influence in the official founding of NASA and it also increased the fear among the American public that the Soviets were superior since they ha success with the technology first.
It's irony because Fortunato's name means fortunate and he ends up in an unfortunate situation.
The answer is A, the Democrats wanted to keep things balanced hence the reason why there are 2 senators
Is this part of a story because theres no evidence to show how you would know