Space Race

What started the Space Race?

• SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I

• UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA

• THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM

• 1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE

What does NASA stand for?

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

• NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION

• NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL

• NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL

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

Which of the following was supported by the Space Race?

• Computer Technology

• Pharmacology

• Zoology

• Spaceship Detailing

Which US President committed to putting a man on the moon within 10 years?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Joseph Stalin

Why was America worried about the Soviet Union's satellite launch?

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

• They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb

• They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets

• They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America

The frenzy of interest in the US Space Program was further encouraged by the new medium of ____________.

• radio

• internet

• television

• satellite imagery

• space toys

Which of the following statements best explains President Kennedy's role in the Space Race?

• He dropped an atomic bomb on Google because NASA wanted to be the first Chinese man to research cheese.

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

• He funded NASA's goal of developing space stations on Mars for research.

• He asked Congress to approve the building of Sputnik 1.

Which of the following is a good example of how Russian/US relations have evolved since the space race ended?

• Russia shut down its space programs in the 1970's.

• Russia has applauded the US since its takeover of the Russian Space Program in 1972.

• Americans/Russians work together on the International Space Station.

• Russia has signed a treaty with the US agreeing to never spy on the US using satellites.

_{The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990 is called ________.}

• World War I

• Worl War II

• Cold War

• Civil War