Question

rice stadium moon speech by president john f. kennedy (excerpt) on september 12, 1962, president john f. kennedy gave a speech at rice university in texas. during this time, the united states and the soviet union (a confederation of communist states that was governed by russia) were engaged in a \space race,\ in which the two super powers were competing for spaceflight. at the time of the speech, the soviet union appears to have the edge in technology. in his speech, kennedy explains why the united states must lead. (1) those who came before us made certain that this country rode the first waves of the industrial revolutions, the first waves of modern invention, and the first wave of nuclear power, and this generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. we mean to be a part of it - we mean to lead it. for the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace. we have vowed that we select all the correct answers. which are the three main reasons kennedy gives to develop his argument? launching a rocket to the moon is a similar challenge to climbing a high mountain or sailing across the ocean. no countries except the united states are even attempting to explore space, and someone must do it. the rockets and satellites of the united states are far better than those of other countries. recent advances in technology have brought a moon landing within us capabilities. the united states is currently behind in the effort to get to the moon, and this must be changed. only the united states is equipped to ensure that knowledge gained from space exploration is used for good.

Explanation:

In Kennedy's speech, he emphasized the US's historical role in leading technological revolutions and the current need to lead in space - exploration. He noted that recent tech - advances made a moon landing possible for the US, and also that the US was behind in the space - race and needed to change that. He also wanted to ensure that space knowledge was used for good. The statements about other countries not attempting space exploration and US rockets being better are not main arguments. Comparing moon - launching to mountain - climbing is more of an illustrative point rather than a main reason for the US to lead space exploration.

Answer:

• Recent advances in technology have brought a Moon landing within US capabilities.
• The United States is currently behind in the effort to get to the Moon, and this must be changed.
• Only the United States is equipped to ensure that knowledge gained from space exploration is used for good.