Space Race

During the ____ ____ , the United States and the Soviet Union engaged a competition to see who had the best technology in space.

• Blue Moon

• Cold War

• Civil War

• None of the above

The Space Race was considered important because...

• it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

• the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

• the United States is the largest country in the world.

• we had an opportunity to win many medals.

The Space Race began in _____.

• 1999

• 1925

• 1955

• 2001

Sputnik I was the name of the first successful satellite built by the _________ on October 4, 1957.

• Canadians

• South Americans

• Russians

• the United States

On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy delivered a monumental speech at Rice University. He discussed....

• the meaning of democracy.

• why we choose to go to the moon.

• how to fly a space craft.

• the path to success.

Which country placed the first man in space and orbited the Earth?

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

• England

• France

Freedom 7 was the name of the spacecraft piloted by____ ______.

• James Monroe

• Henry Ford

• John F. Kennedy

• Alan Shepherd

Yuri Gagarin was a cosmonaut from the _________ __________.

• Soviet Union

• Great Plains

• United States

• Big Easy

The race to the moon was called the ______ ________.

• Amazing Race

• Fastest Race

• Space Race

• Hardest Race

Did the United States launch their first satellite into space before or after the Soviet Union?

• Before

• After