Cold War: Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis

Space Race, Arms Race,

and Cuban Missile Crisis

Cold War day 12

Open Ended

How many nuclear explosions have happened on Earth since 1945?

Multiple Select

Because of the Space Race, what 2 academic subject did the US focus on in schools? (Select 2)

• Math

• English

• Science

• Social Studies

Match

Match the following

• Sputnik

• Bay of Pigs

• ICBM

• MAD

• Cuban Missile Crisis

First satellite launched into orbit

Failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro

Type of missile delivery system

The only realistic result of nuclear war

The closest the US has come to nuclear war..so far

• First satellite launched into orbit

• Failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro

• Type of missile delivery system

• The only realistic result of nuclear war

• The closest the US has come to nuclear war..so far