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3. The Present and the Solutions The following ideas to help resolve the STEM gap require longer studies over large periods of times on how effective they are. Each solution addresses the three main symptoms from the previous part: the unwelcoming environment, the lack of role models, and the lack of exposure to STEM. 3.1 Unwelcoming Environment The cure to an unwelcoming environment is to promote and support women currently in STEM. Too often do we here on the news that there has been…

According to ushistory.com, the 70s is when the Vietnam War concluded which meant that the U.S. had to focus more on recovering from a war and a little less on the Apollo program(Source N,41). According to Bill Ganzel, the Vietnam War had a cost of almost $1 trillion. If the U.S. was still spending a tremendous amount of money on the Apollo program, it would hurt the economy drastically, but, since the Apollo 11 had a drawback to the amount helped…

After WWII tensions between the East and West would intensify following US concerns over Soviet plans for expansion and global influence, along with Russia’s attitude towards the West, which had put a strain on any peaceful co-existence that the US may have envisioned. Similar to US concerns, Russian Kremlin Joseph Stalin had also viewed the Western world as a threat to the long term goals of communist Russia. The creation of government agencies such as the CIA, MI6, and the KGB had been formed…

Election of 1960 o As the postwar of the 1950’s was coming to an end, so the presidency of General Eisenhower. o Motivated by the fact that the Soviet Union was gaining technological advances after the launch of Sputnik, the new candidates were more passionate than ever to make America number 1 again.  These candidates include the famous John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. o Even though both candidates were popular and young, the aspect of Kennedy that gave him the advantage was his use of…

At the heart of the Cold War was the space race - competition for dominance in space exploration and technological innovation. The launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957 marked the beginning of an intense race with the goals of manned spaceflight and lunar exploration. However, beyond scientific achievement, the space race served as a powerful way to project national prestige and ideological superiority. The…

After the Second World War, Germany was divided into four zones. “These occupation zones had been drawn during the war by the European Advisory Commission” (Maddox 1320) the four zones were; the American Zone of Occupation, the British Zone, French Zone and the Soviet Zone. Frankfurt was under the control of the Americans, Bad Oeynhausen under the control of the British, Baden-Baden under French control and East Berlin under Soviet control. With Germany being divided in four, issues began to…

What happened around the 1400’s? First, there was a thought of the possibility to sail further than ever before. A thought was formed, to sail into the unknown. The risks and dangers involved with taking a trip that uncertain and unknown left very few interested in the idea. Alas, Christopher Columbus figured that he could find a new western trade route to Asia so that the imports may be cheaper. His idea came about through miscalculations of only 2,500 miles separating him from Asia when…