Opening February 3, 2020

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik

• Apollo 13

The struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain weapons superiority was called the _________________. 

• Arms Race
• Berlin Airlift
• Iron Curtain
• deterrence

During the Cold War, which event happened last?

• Launching of SPUTNIK
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Berlin Airlift
• Destruction of Berlin Wall

What was the Space Race?

• The US and the USSR competed economically
• The US and the USSR competed by building nuclear weapons
• The US and the USSR competed to be the first person in space and to have a superior space program
• The race for supremacy in space by the USSR and Germany

What happened to East and West Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall?

• They kept the same political system
• They unified into one democratic country
• They unified into one communist country
• They rebuilt the wall.

What type of government did the Soviet Union (USSR) have during the Cold War? 

• capitalism 
• democracy
• communism 
• theocracy

Under Soviet communism, the __________ controlled all property and economic activity.

• state/government
• people
• private businesses

Why is the Cold War called a "Cold" war? 

• The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
• The war was fought during winter months only
• Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
• There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers