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Space Race, and the Fall of Communism

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?

a)

They thought that if Russia could launch a satellite into space, then they could serville the US

b)

They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb

c)

They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets

d)

They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America

2.

In 1958, President Eisenhower created ________, a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.

a)

IAU

b)

FBI

c)

NASA

d)

CIA

3.

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer I

4.

Why were protestors gathered at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

a)

They were mad at the military

b)

For freedom to open their own business

c)

To ask for freedom of religion

d)

To protest the corrupt Communist government

5.

This image represents :

a)

Great Leap forward

b)

Long Marh

c)

Tiananmen Square massacre

d)

Cultural Revolution

6.
What was the Policy of Openness under Gorbachev
a)
Perestroika
b)
Glasnost
c)
NEP
d)
Collectivazation
7.

Tick the following industries that were privatised by Thatcher during her time in power. (4 correct ticks!)

a)

British Petroleum

b)

British Broadcasting Corporation

c)

British Telecom

d)

British Gas

e)

British Steel

8.

Allowed by Gorbachev in 1989 which led to Nationalist revolutions that overthrew communist gov'ts throughout Eastern Europe.

a)

Overthrow of the Soviet gov't

b)

Joseph Stalin's burial in the Kremlin Wall

c)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

d)

German reunification

9.

Russia's policy of openness/freedom of speech

a)

perestroika

b)

bilingual

c)

kremlin

d)

glasnost

10.

Who Controlled East Germany

a)

France

b)

U.S.A

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Britain

11.

Who Controlled West Germany

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

USA

d)

Soviet Union

12.

Why Did The Berlin Wall Fall?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

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.