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WorksheetsThe Space Race & Arms Race
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which countries competed in the Space and Arms Race?
a)
US & Cuba
b)
Japan & Vietnam
c)
USSR & US
d)
North & South Korea
2.
Which country launch the first satellite?
a)
USSR
b)
Cuba
c)
Japan
d)
US
3.
What was the first satellite in space?
a)
Fort Knox
b)
Sputnik
c)
Fat Man
d)
Little Boy
4.
What does N.A.S.A stand for?
a)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
b)
North Atlanic Treaty Organization
c)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
5.
Who was the first man on the moon?
a)
Buzz Aldrin
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
John F. Kennedy
6.
When did the Space Race & Arms race end?
a)
1977
b)
1989
c)
1929
d)
1960
7.
N.A.S.A was developed for...
a)
Competitive race against Soviets
b)
Economical race against Soviets
c)
Radiological race against soviets
8.
Which of the following could (if launched) lead to the destruction of the world?
a)
Atomic Bombs
b)
Cannons
c)
Missiles
d)
None of the above
9.
What was the Space Race?
a)
The US and the USSR competed economicly
b)
The US and the USSR competed by building nuclear weapons
c)
The US and the USSR competed for supremacy for spaceflight capability
d)
The race for supremacy in space by the USSR and Germany
10.
From what years did the Space and Arms race last?
a)
1948 - 2000
b)
1950 - 1991
c)
1939 - 1945
d)
1929 - 1939
11.
What were the military alliances during the Arms and Space Race?
a)
USSR Warsaw Pact
US: NATO
US: NATO
b)
USSR: SEATO
US: United Nations
US: United Nations
c)
USSR: Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
US: START 1
US: START 1
d)
None of the above
12.
Sputnik was launched by...
a)
USSR
b)
US
c)
China
d)
Britain
13.
What was the Arms Race?
a)
A race to get into space between the US and the USSR
b)
A competitive race between China and the US during the Cold War.
c)
A competitive race between the US and the Britain during the Cold War
14.
Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1?
a)
The US began a period of technology sharing with the USSR
b)
The US Gov't founded a Fed. Agency dedicated to space exploration
c)
The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space
d)
The USSR collapsed because of economic competition
15.
Which country had the first man in space?
a)
US
b)
USSR
c)
China
d)
Germany
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