10.2B Sputnik

Which country launched the satellite Sputnik during the Cold War?

• Soviet Union
• United States
• Canada
• China

Why were Americans so scared of Sputnik when it was launched?

• They feared that the Soviet Union was more technologically advanced than we were
• They were scared it would launch nuclear weapons
• They were scared it would fall out of orbit and crash into America
• Americans were not scared of Sputnik because it was our satellite

The creation of NASA and an increase in federal money to improve math and science in schools were results of

• The Soviet Union launching the satellite, Sputnik

• Mao Zedong leading a communist revolution in China

• North Korea crossing the 38th parallel to invade South Korea

• Senator Joseph McCarthy announcing his list of communists in the government

All of the following were effects of the launch of Sputnik EXCEPT

• a perceived "missile gap" that the USSR could attack the U.S.

• increased funding in education in math and science

• creation of NASA to catch up to the USSR

• the U.S. put the first man into orbit