space race

Question 1

when did ussr sent the first satelitte sputnik into space?

Answer 1

october 1957

Question 2

what did ussr do in october 1957?

Answer 2

launch first satelitte “sputnik” into space

Question 3

as a result of ussr launching sputnik into space, what did usa do?

Answer 3

increase space program funding

Question 4

what did usa do in january 1958?

Answer 4

usa launched their first satelitte into space “ explorer 1 “

Question 5

when did usa launch their first satelitte into space “ explorer 1 “?

Answer 5

janaury 1958

Question 6

when was nasa formed?

Answer 6

july 1958

Question 7

when did ussr send the first man into space, yuri gagarin?

Answer 7

1961

Question 8

what was the name of the first man ussr sent into space in 1961?

Answer 8

yuri gagarin

Question 9

in 1961, what did kennedy claim?

Answer 9

usa would put a man on the moon by end of decade

Question 10

in 1969, what did america do?

Answer 10

apollo 11 took neil armstrong to the moon

Question 11

what did landing a man on the moon mean for america?

Answer 11

acted as a victory for usa and a loss for ussr

Question 12

what is meant by the term missile gap?

Answer 12

belief by americans that ussr were ahead of them in terms of development and technology