SS5H6 Describe the importance of key people, events, and develop

Which statements most accurately describe the significance of the television on American society between 1950 and 1975?

•  It was widely criticized and not many were bought.

•  It changed the ways Americans listened to the news

•  It allowed movie theaters to charge more to see a movie.

• It took a while for people to like it

Television began to make an impact on American society in the​ ​ ​ (a)  

• 1950s
• 1920s
• 1970s
• 1940s

During ​ ​ (a)   ​ , ​ (b)   and the U.S. raced against one another to ​ (c)   ​ . This race became known as the ​ (d)   .

• the Cold War
• the Soviet Union
• send someone into space
• Space Race

Why did President Kennedy announce a goal of putting a man on the moon by 1970?

• The goal was part of the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• The goal was part of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• The goal was part of the Marshall Plan to rebuild the Soviet Union.

• The goal was part of the Cuban Missile Crisis involving the Soviet Union.

Which type of source is this quotation from a speech by President Kennedy?

• primary source

• secondary source

• neither

Reorder the following

• The Soviet Union launches the first satellite

• President Kennedy pledges that the U.S. will put a man on the moon before 1970.

• Alan Shepard becomes the first American launched into space

• The Soviet Union sends the first man into space

• Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon.

What is the United States space agency called?

• NASA

• TVA

• Space Force

• COSMOS

How did the US benefit from the space race?

Answer explanation

The United States developed new products from related research. The United States developed advances in communication and navigation.