Arms & Space Race

In 1952 the US tested "Ivy Mike" a more powerful atomic weapon the Soviets later copied called a-

• Megaton Bomb

• ICBM- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

• Hydrogen Bomb

• Nuclear Defense Grid

Which of these describes the "Arms Race?"

• The United States and Soviet Union competing to make superior sattelites

• The US and Soviet Union fighting over space technology

• The US and Soviet Union competing to make more powerful nuclear weapons

• The population boom competition between the US and Soviet Union

What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?

• Vostok I

• Friendship 7

• Sputnik I

• Explorer I

What did MAD stand for in regards to the Arms Race?

• Masters Against Defense

• Mutual Anti Detonation

• Maximum Allowed Devastation

• Mutually Assured Destruction

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

Who was the pilot that was captured during the U-2 incident?

• Francis Gary Powers

• Joseph Stalin

• Yuri Gagarin

• John Glenn

Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
• Nixon & Stalin
• John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
• Truman & Nikita Khrushchev

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.

• JFK gave into the Soviet demands.

• JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.

• JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.

• JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.

The Space Race was considered important because...

• it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

• the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

• the United States is the largest country in the world.

• we had an opportunity to win many medals.

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

• a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
• a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
• a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
• a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles