Cause and purpose The NDEA was influenced by the Soviet launch of the satellite Sputnik on October 4, 1957. U.S. citizens feared that education in the USSR was superior to that in the United States, and Congress reacted by adding the act to bring U.S. schools up to speed.
cause and purpose the ndea was influenced by the soviet launch of the satellite sputnik on october 4 1957 us citizens feared that education in the ussr was superior to that in the united states and congress reacted by adding the act to bring us schools up to speed