Development:Military Rivalries-Space Race

Question 1

when did the space race begin and who started it?

Answer 1

began in 1955 when the USSR responded to the USA’s announcement of a programme to develop a man-made Satellite with their own intent to launch a satellite to space

Question 2

who launched the first satellite to successfully orbit Earth into space and when?

Answer 2

USSR, October 1957

Question 3

which country had the first animal to orbit the earth and when?

Answer 3

USSR(with Laika on Sputnik 2),November 1957

Question 4

when did the US launch their first satellite to space?

Answer 4

1958

Question 5

when did congress approve the formation of NASA?

Answer 5

July 1958

Question 6

who launched the first human to space?

Answer 6

USSR(Major Yuri Gagarin),April 1961

Question 7

when was the first successful space flight(flight controlled by pilot)and by who?

Answer 7

May 1961,USA(Alan Shepherd)

Question 8

who sent the first women to space and when?

Answer 8

USSR,June 1963(Valentina Tereshkova)

Question 9

when did the first person walk on the moon and which country?

Answer 9

July 1969,USA(Neil Armstrong)

Question 10

When was the first joint space mission?

Answer 10

1975(Apollo-Soyuz)by both the USA and USSR

Question 11

why was the space race important in the development of the cold war?

Answer 11

1.useful propaganda tool,achievements were reported globally
2.escalated the arms race(both superpowers realised that the space technology could be used to build missiles(Soviets realised space tech could be used for missiles and then began testing ICBMs))

Question 12

how could space technology be used to escalate the arms race?

Answer 12

1.the technology used to send rockets into space could also be used to launch nuclear missiles(so the superpowers spent a lot of money on the space race)
2.ICBMs(fired to space and brought down on any target in the world)