The Space Race and Cuban Missile Crisis

When the Space Race began in 1961, which of the following would have been an accurate headline in the

newspaper?

• "America Impresses Soviets by Sending Man to Space"

• "Soviets Shock America by Becoming the First to Send a Satellite to Space"

• "America and the Soviet Union Work Together to Send a Man to Space"

• "America and the Soviet Union Agree to Abandon Space Programs"

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant in the Cold War?

• It was the first conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
• It was the closest the world had ever come to a nuclear war.
• It led to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
• It was the end of the conflict between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.

What event during the Cold War does this newspaper headline describe?

• Korean War
• Building of the Berlin Wall
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Space Race

In the Cuban Missile Crisis, why did the Soviet Union send nuclear missiles into Cuba?

• They wanted to take over Cuba.

• They wanted to help the Cuban government.

• They could easily launch missiles at the US.

• They were interested in testing their weapons in Cuba.

The leader of the communist revolution in Cuba during the 1950's, who became an anti-American dictator.

• Fidel Castro

• Lech Walesa

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Ho Chi Minh

Many say that President Kennedy's "greatest moment" was his successful _________.

• creation of the Peace Corps

• victory in the Vietnam War

• handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• second term

The US secretly agreed to remove nuclear missiles near the Soviet Union in what two countries?

• Latvia & Estonia

• Italy and Turkey

• Rome & Greece

• Cuba and Finland

Which Superpower was the first to send a satellite into space?

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

Which Superpower won the Space Race?

• The Soviet Union

• The United States

President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to...

• remove a communist dictator from power

• stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States

• support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform

• rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters