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Exploration was very important for many reasons. Some of those reasons would include finding good and new land for plantations and colonies, making maps, picking what is needed and what is not for expansion. It was all unknown land so they needed as much information possible in order to make better use of their resources.
The Counter-Reformation (Latin: Contrareformatio), also called the Catholic Reformation (Latin: Reformatio Catholica) or the Catholic Revival,[1] was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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I believe the answer is: D. There are three economic classes: the rich, the poor, and the middle class.
The separation between these classes is based on their ownership of wealth&resources. The poor are those who barely have enough resources to keep living,
The middle class are those who can comfortably fulfil their basic needs while having a little bit of surplus that they can put into saving , while the Rich are those who had abundance of wealth & resources, to the point where they would not able to spend it in their lifetime.
"The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off-guard. Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload. In addition, the public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also translated into the capability to launch ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to the U.S. Then the Soviets struck again; on November 3, Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika.
The Sputnik launch also led directly to the creation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In July 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (commonly called the "Space Act"), which created NASA as of October 1, 1958 from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and other government agencies."- https://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/
The main speaker for the event was Edward Everett NOT AB LINCON