Cold War and Space Race Quiz page 4

What was the main reason for the USSR and USA's interest in space technology?

• To study the effects of zero gravity

• To build missiles

• To explore the universe

• To establish space colonies

When did the USA create their own Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)?

• 1955

• 1957

• 1959

• 1961

Who became the first human in space on 12th April, 1961?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

What did Nikita Khrushchev talk about in relation to the West?

• Military alliance

• Economic competition

• Peaceful co-existence

• War

What did the American public become worried about in the early 1960s?

• USSR's nuclear missile superiority

• Economic recession

• Lack of space exploration

• Environmental pollution