The Space Race

Who launched the first man made satellite into space?

• The USA

• The USSR

__________________ was the name of the satellite launched in 1957.

• Explorer

• Mercury 1

• Sputnik

• Luna 1

The Space Race was a part of what war?

• WWII

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Cold War

What was the true major concern of the opposing forces in the Space Race?

• One country would land on the moon first

• One country would claim the other planets before another could

• One country would have military dominance using space weaponry

Which president vowed that the US would go to the moon?

• JFK

• LBJ

• Eisenhower

• Nixon

WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  

• SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 
• UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
• THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
• 1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE

___________ was the first satellite launched into space.

• Vangaurd

• Explorer 1

• Sputnik 1

• Orbitor1

Which president established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

WHICH NATION WAS THE 1ST TO LAUNCH A WOMAN INTO SPACE?  

• SOVIET UNION
• UNITED STATES

What was the main foreign policy of the U.S. government during the 1950s and 60s?

• fighting the threat of terrorism

• securing new trade relationships

• prosecuting human rights violations

• containing the spread of communism