WorksheetsSpace Race, and the Fall of Communism
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?
They thought that if Russia could launch a satellite into space, then they could serville the US
They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb
They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets
They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America
In 1958, President Eisenhower created ________, a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.
IAU
FBI
NASA
CIA
The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.
Sputnik
Explorer I
Why were protestors gathered at Tiananmen Square in 1989?
They were mad at the military
For freedom to open their own business
To ask for freedom of religion
To protest the corrupt Communist government
This image represents :
Great Leap forward
Long Marh
Tiananmen Square massacre
Cultural Revolution
Tick the following industries that were privatised by Thatcher during her time in power. (4 correct ticks!)
British Petroleum
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Telecom
British Gas
British Steel
Allowed by Gorbachev in 1989 which led to Nationalist revolutions that overthrew communist gov'ts throughout Eastern Europe.
Overthrow of the Soviet gov't
Joseph Stalin's burial in the Kremlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
German reunification
Russia's policy of openness/freedom of speech
perestroika
bilingual
kremlin
glasnost
Who Controlled East Germany
France
U.S.A
Soviet Union
Britain
Who Controlled West Germany
France
Britain
USA
Soviet Union
Why Did The Berlin Wall Fall?
In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.
In 1979, Military changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.
In 1989, political changes in Western Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the East German Military to loosen some of its regulations on travel to West Germany.
In 1989, political changes in Eastern Europe and civil unrest in Germany put pressure on the West German government to loosen some of its regulations on travel to East Germany.
