U.S. History Exit Ticket 54: The Space Race

__________________ was the name of the satellite launched in 1957.

• Explorer

• Mercury 1

• Sputnik

• Luna 1

What was the lasting impact of the Space Race?

• Decrease in global cooperation and increase in tensions between nations

• Decrease in funding for scientific research

• Increase in environmental pollution due to space exploration

• Advancement of technology and scientific knowledge

Which event inspired this comic?

• The moon landing

• The launching of Sputnik

• The Soviet Nuclear Program

• The US dominance in Space

Why did the launch of Sputnik frighten many in the United States?

• It meant the Soviet Union could stop all nuclear attacks sent their way

• It made them feel they fell behind the Soviets in technology and they had more powerful nuclear rockets

• They believed the USSR would soon declare war on the US

• It made Americans feel an impending invasion of US soil was happening

How did the United States work to challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik?

• They sent spies to copy Soviet space secrets

• War was declared on the Soviet Union

• The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union

• NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

Which president vowed that the US would go to the moon?

• JFK

• LBJ

• Eisenhower

• Nixon

Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?

• US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE

• USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE

• NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON

• JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH