Space Race & McCarthyism

McCarthyism was a result of the.....

• The Blue Scare

• The Red Scare

• The Witch Scare

• The Red Death

McCarthyism targeted which groups?

• Farmers, business people, and White House employees
• The rich, immigrants, and teachers
• Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees
• College students, professors, and homosexuals

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.

The HUAC stands for...

• The House Un-American Activities Committee
• The House Under American Counsel
• The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
• The House Under American Communism

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

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

• Canadians

• South Americans

• Russians

• the United States

Which country placed the first man in space and orbited the Earth?

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

• England

• France

WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?

• SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I

• UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA

• THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM

• 1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE

WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
• NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
• NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
• NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL

Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?

• US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE

• USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE

• NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON

• JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH