The Arms Race and the Space Race

Question 1

What was the world like at the start of the Cold War?Choose whether each statement is true or false.The US was the only superpower in the world.

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false

Question 2

Each nation carefully guarded the secrets of its true military strength.

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true

Question 3

The US and the USSR, former allies, were now enemies.

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true

Question 4

Nuclear weapons created universal fear.

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false

Question 5

Which event caused the sharp rise in defense spending that began around 1950?

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the development of the atomic bomb

Question 6

One effect of the Sputnik launch was the passage of the National Defense Education Act, which provided funding for:

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science and math education.

Question 7

Which best describes the reason the US government founded NASA?

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so that one central authority could oversee all the various air and space projects

Question 8

Compare and contrast the Soviet and American space programs up to 1962 – the point that the US sent John Glenn into orbit and brought him home safely. Which statement is true?

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The USSR was consistently one step ahead of the US in the space race.

Question 9

This is what Neil Armstrong said when he took his first steps on the surface of the moon. What did Armstrong mean?

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His first step on the moon meant nothing to him as an individual, but it was very significant for human progress.

Question 10

During which Cold War decade was the US defense spending at its highest?

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the 1960s

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