The Arms Race and Space Race

What event marked the end of the American nuclear monopoly?

• The launch of Sputnik 1

• The USSR’s first successful atomic bomb test

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The development of MIRV technology

The Doctrine of Massive Retaliation stated that:

• The USA would only respond to nuclear attacks with diplomacy

• Any attack on the USA or its allies would be met with overwhelming force

• The USSR would be allowed to maintain nuclear weapons

• The USA would abandon its nuclear weapons stockpile

Which country launched the world’s first telecommunications satellite?

• USA

• UK

• USSR

• Germany

Laika, the first living animal in space, was sent aboard:

• Apollo 11

• Luna 1

• Sputnik 2

• Discovery XIV

What was significant about the Polaris submarines deployed by the USA in 1959?

• They could launch nuclear missiles close to Soviet shores

• They were the first submarines to carry humans into space

• They were used during the Cuban Missile Crisis

• They carried the first hydrogen bomb test

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 lasted for:

• 3 days

• 13 days

• 30 days

• 100 days

Which event directly followed the USSR’s launch of Luna 1?

• The USA launched the Pioneer 4

• The USSR launched Sputnik 2

• The USA tested the first hydrogen bomb

• The USSR detonated the Tsar Bomba

Which event was the largest man-made explosion ever recorded?

• The bombing of Hiroshima

• The detonation of Tsar Bomba

• The first Hydrogen bomb test by the USA

• The Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile system test

The USA developed MIRV technology in 1968. What did it allow?

• Missiles to be fired underwater

• Nuclear warheads to be launched from space

• Multiple independently targeted warheads to be fired from one missile

• Anti-ballistic defense against Soviet missiles

Who were the first humans to walk on the moon?

• Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

• John F. Kennedy and Alan Shepard

• Laika and Sputnik