The Cold War and Space Race

Fill in the blank: The Space Race began with the launch of ________ in 1957.

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Voyager 1

• Hubble

Who was the first human to orbit Earth?

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

Fill in the blank: The U.S. created NASA in ________ to catch up in the Space Race.

• 1955

• 1958

• 1960

• 1965

What was the main ideological difference between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• Democracy vs. Monarchy

• Capitalism vs. Communism

• Socialism vs. Fascism

• Anarchy vs. Totalitarianism

Who was known as the 'human computer' for her ability to solve complex math problems?

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Mary Jackson

• Katherine Johnson

• Sally Ride

Katherine Johnson received which prestigious award in 2015?

• Nobel Prize

• Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Congressional Gold Medal

• National Medal of Science

Dorothy Vaughan was NASA's first African American _______.

• Engineer

• Manager

• Scientist

• Astronaut

What did Dorothy Vaughan teach herself and her staff when NASA got its first IBM computers?

• Rocket Science

• Computer Programming

• Aerodynamics

• Astrophysics

Which innovation mentioned in the text is a result of the Space Race?

• Internet

• Satellite Television

• Mobile Phones

• Electric Cars

What does the text suggest is required to achieve great things?

• Wealth and Power

• Everyone's talents

• Advanced Technology

• Political Influence