Arms Race Space Race

The Arms Race and the Space Race

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The Nuclear Arms Race

Competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up nuclear weapons stockpiles and development. This took place during the Cold War.

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What was the "arms race"?

Multiple Choice

What was the "arms race" about?

• Who could build the fastest car

• Who could create the worlds first space plane

• Who could make and stockpile the most Nuclear Weapons

• None of the above

The Hydrogen Bomb

H-Bomb

The United States dropped their Hydrogen(atomic bomb) on Hiroshima and Nagasaki



Russia atomic bomb was named "Tsar Bomb".

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What two cities did the United States drop their atomic bombs on in WWII?

Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

ICBMS

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Who launched the first satellite to ever circle the Earth?

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the first satellite put into space?

• El Capitan

• The Ghost

• NASA

• Sputnik 1

Multiple Choice

Why was the Soviet's successful launch of Sputnik so shocking to the US?

• US was scared we were behind the Soviets with our rockets

• The US thought that the soviets would have shared the information with them

• The US didn't even think about putting something into space

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Which TWO countries created Nuclear Weapons(atomic bombs)?

Multiple Choice

What does this cartoon show?

• The War in Iraq

• The Olympics Race

• The Arms Race

• The Indy 500

Space Race

• US created NASA

• Increased Government funding for Math and Science Programs in Schools

• The United States was pressured by Soviets launching the Sputnik 1, the USA did not want to be left behind by the Soviets in exploring space

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Why did the United States feel pressure by the Soviets launching Sputnik 1?

After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. President John F. Kennedy promised that the United States would be the first nation to put a man on the moon

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​John F. Kennedy (JFK)

Multiple Choice

Which president pledged the U.S. would reach the moon by the end of decade of 60s?

• Truman

• Eisenhower

• JFK

• LBJ

Multiple Choice

True or False: The US is the only country to land people on the moon

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is President John F. Kennedy encouraging America to do?

• To explore Pluto

• To send a man to the outer rings of Saturn

• To land a man on the outer reaches of Jupiter

• To land o man on the moon

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The Space Race/Arms race was between what two countries?

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What was the name of the satellite the Soviet Union launched into space?

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What was the name of the US President who challenged NASA and America to land a man on the moon?