Fill in the Blanks INTERNET HISTORY 1Online version Internet as a project of US Department of Defense to keep communications working in the event of a nuclear attack. by Alfonso Poza 1 regarded share communications hypertext universities computers Cold nuclear www colleagues telephone access During the War USA feared about the Soviet Union attacking and destroying the US long - distance network . Communications relied on lines and wires that were susceptible to damage . In 1962 , a scientist suggested connecting to keep a communications network active in the US in the event of a attack . This network came to be known as the ARPA Network , or ARPAnet . Developed by the Department of Defense in conjunction with several , the goal of ARPANET was to allow university - based researchers working for the Defense Department to information with their in other U . S . cities . By 1971 , there were about 30 universities participating in ARPANET . 1989 saw a major step forward in internet communications . Tim Berners - Lee of the European Organization for Nuclear Research ( CERN ) created the transfer protocol ( http ) , a standardization that gave diverse computer platforms the ability to the same internet sites . For this reason , Berners - Lee is widely as the father of the world wide web ( ) .
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