The Arms Race and the Space Race

Yuri Gagarin orbiting the Earth was the ________ event in the Space Race.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

The competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to build the most powerful atomic weapons during the Cold war was called the ____________________.

• Olympics

• arms race

• space race

• Berlin Airlift

The ___________________ was a state of tension, without actual fighting, between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that lasted for 45 years.

• Korean War

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

The _______________ was the competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to get satellites and people into space and be the first to land on the moon.

• Arms race

• Warsaw Pact

• Cold War

• Space Race

Which term means the stockpiling of nuclear weapons to prevent a war?

• Containment

• Arms Race

• Blockade

• Cease-Fire

Which of the following was a contest between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. to gain technological superiority and the goal was to reach the moon?

• Korean War

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Space Race

• Vietnam War

When the Soviet Union and the United States stockpiled weapons this is called --?

• a Cold War

• an Arms Race

• Militerization

• Space Race

What was the primary goal of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• To develop nuclear weapons

• To land a man on the moon

• To build the largest army

• To create the first space station

Which event marked the beginning of the Space Race?

• The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Berlin Airlift

• The signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

What was the main purpose of the Arms Race during the Cold War?

• To promote global peace

• To achieve nuclear superiority

• To explore outer space

• To establish trade relations