Sputnik

In what year was Sputnik launched?

• 1945

• 1954

• 1957

• 1969

• 1973

The space race was part of what larger conflict?

• Cold War

• WWII

• Vietnam

• Korean War

• War on Terror

Who was the primary rival of the US following WWII?

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• Korea

• Vietnam

• China

Which US president launched the Cold War by declaring the the US would resist Communist expansion into Easter Europe?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

In which of the following regions did the US fight proxy wars against the Soviet Union?

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Hungary

Which conflict brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Berlin Airlift

Which nation launched the first satellite and astronaut into space?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Great Britain

• Germany

• China

Where did the Soviet Union establish an "Iron Curtain" of Communist influence over neighboring countries after WWII?

• Eastern Europe

• Western Europe

• Southeast Asia

• South America

Which Soviet leader launched the Cold War?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Nikita Khrushchev

Which nation was the first to successfully launch a manned mission to the moon?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Great Britain

• Germany

• China