Space Race

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What started the space race?

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Soviet Union launched Sputnik I

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What does NASA stand for?

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race? US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE, USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE, NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON, JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH

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NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON

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Which of the following was supported by the Space Race?

• Computer Technology
• Pharmacology
• Zoology
• Spaceship Detailing

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Computer Technology

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Which president was committed to sending a man to the moon?

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John F. Kennedy

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Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?

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They thought that if Russia could launch a satellite into space, then they could send a nuclear missile at the US.

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The frenzy of interest in the US Space Program was further encouraged by the new medium of ____________. Options: radio, internet, television, satellite imagery, space toys.

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television

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Kennedy's role in the Space Race?

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He made it America's personal goal to put a man on the moon before the USSR.

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How have Russian/US relations evolved since the space race ended?

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Americans/Russians work together on the International Space Station.

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The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.

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Cold War