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WorksheetsBackground to the First Moon Landing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
One month after Sputnik 1, what animal did the USSR send to space?
a cat
a fish
a dog called Laika
a monkey
The belief of US leaders that they were behind the USSR in their technological developments was known as
the cold war
the missile gap
an ICBM
How did America's first attempt to send a rocket into space end?
great success
huge failure ..and on live TV!
Which of the following nicknames did the US media use to make fun of the US attempt to send a rocket into space? (choose 3)
'youdiditnik'
'flopnik'
'kaputnik'
'stayputnik'
The US eventually launched its first satellite in 1958. What was it called?
Lunar 1
Explorer
Command 1
