Arms And Space Race

Question 1

What was the arms race ?

Answer 1

A competition between nations to build up their weapons particularly nuclear weapons.

Question 2

What was the space race ?

Answer 2

A competition between nations to get to space. USSR and USA particularly involved.

Question 3

Timeline of the space race

Answer 3

1957- USSR launched their first space satellite called Sputnik 1
1958 - The USA launches the explorer 1 satellite, it was considered better than Sputnik 1,2,3.
1961 - Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space ( USSR )
1961 - Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space
1963 - the soviets send the first women into space.
1969 - The USA Apollo 11 send the first man, Neil Armstrong, to the moon.
1975 - The first joint USA/USSR space flight takes place

Question 4

What’s duck and cover ?

Answer 4

The arms was a topic of everyday conversation in the USA, throughout the 1950s, Americans were warned of the dangers of Nuclear attack’s. Bert the turtle taught children to duck and cover.

Question 5

Why did the space race increase tension ?

Answer 5

• The USA and the USSR wanted to be the best.
• The USA felt that having good arms could help defeat communism.
• USSR wanted to be prepared in case of a nuclear attack.

Question 6

When did the USSR launch their first space satellite called Sputnik 1 ?

Answer 6

1957

Question 7

When did the USA launch their explorer 1 satellite ?

Answer 7

1958

Question 8

When did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space ?

Answer 8

1961

Question 9

When did Alan Shepard become the first American in space ?

Answer 9

1961

Question 10

When did the soviets send the first women into space ?

Answer 10

1963

Question 11

When did Neil Armstrong land on the moon ?

Answer 11

1969

Question 12

When did the first joint USA/USSR Space flight take place ?

Answer 12

1975