Space Race review

The Space Race was a part of what war?  

• Vietnam War
• World War II
• Cold War
• Afghanistan War

Which country was the first to put a satellite into space?

• France

• Japan

• United States

• Soviet Union

Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?

• Neil Armstrong
• John Glenn
• Yuri Gagarin  
• Buzz Aldrin

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.

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

• Canadians

• South Americans

• The Soviet Union

• the United States

Why did the launch of Sputnik frighten many in the United States?

• It meant the Soviet Union could stop all nuclear attacks sent their way

• It made them feel they fell behind the Soviets in technology and they had more powerful nuclear rockets

• They believed the USSR would soon declare war on the US

• It made Americans feel an impending invasion of US soil was happening

President John F Kennedy claimed that by the end of the decade, the US would...

• Go to Mercury

• Go to Mars

• Go to Jupiter

• Go to the Moon