Background to the First Moon Landing

After World War II the "space race" was part of the cold war rivalry that developed between what two countries?

• Germany

• Capitalist USA

• England

• Communist USSR

The USA and USSR believed that if there was to be a war between the two countries ...who would win?

• the country with the most soldiers

• the country with the best military technology

• the country with the best economic policies

Who was winning the Space Race to begin with?

• USSR

• US

To begin with the US was winning the Space Race because they had developed what? (Choose 2 answers)

• the Atomic Bomb

• the Hydrogen Bomb

• the V-2 technology

US Rocket technology was also more advanced than the USSR at first because they had the expertise of who?

• Russian spies

• German Nazi Scientists

• Russian communists

• none of these

The US aquired the former Nazi scientist named...

• Adolf von Braun

• Eva von Braun

• Werner von Braun

On October 4th 1957, USSR launched the first satellite to orbit the earth called....

• Spalnik 1

• Sputnik 1

• Laika 1

How did the US react to the USSR launching the first satelite?

• they were chuffed for them

• they were disappointed in them

• they were shocked and panic set in

Sputnik 1 had been launched by the USSR using what technology...

• V-2 technology

• ICBM - intercontinental Ballistic Missile

If Russia could fire a satellite into space, the US was afriad the Russians could fire a nuclear missile at the US!

• True

• False