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- 1. Multiple Choice
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWHAT DOES NASA STAND FOR ?NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATIONNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVELNAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?
US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE
USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON
JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was supported by the Space Race?
Computer Technology
Pharmacology
Zoology
Spaceship Detailing
- 5. Multiple Choice
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?
They thought that if Russia could launcha a satelite into space, then they could send a nuclear missile at 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
- 7. Multiple Choice
The frenzy of interest in the US Space Program was further encouraged by the new medium of ____________.
radio
internet
television
satellite imagery
space toys
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best explains Kennedy's role in the Space Race?
He dropped an atomic bomb on Google because NASA wanted to be the first Chinese man to research cheese.
He made it America's personal goal to put a man on the moon before the USSR.
He funded NASA's goal of developing space stations on Mars for research.
He asked Congress to approve the building of Sputnik 1.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a good example of how Russian/US relations have evolved since the space race ended?
Russia shut down its space programs in the 1970's.
Russia has applauded the US since its takeover of the Russian Space Program in 1972.
Americans/Russians work together on the International Space Station.
Russia has signed a treaty with the US agreeing to never spy on the US using satellites.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.
World War I
Worl War II
Cold War
Civil War
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