The National Defense of Education Act was implement by Eisenhower and co-authored by Carl Elliot. The act was spurned by the Soviet launch of Sputnik. The launch took average member of the American populace by surprise. In addition, Sputnik caused many Americans to fear loss of dominance in space and defensive technological capabilities to the Soviets. Elliot and other responded to this concern by creating the NDEA. The act had many proponents, but the primary focus was to create a domestic market of people who could fulfill defensive requirements and provide loans to the large number of students attending college. In general, the act was largely successful and it accomplished the primary goals of intent.
The bill produced numerous real
The bill produced numerous real