The space race (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Main purpose of space race
Main purpose of space race
Demonstrate superiority of political systems
Space race as propaganda tool
Space race as propaganda tool
Influence global opinion & show national strength
Military reason for space race
Military reason for space race
Rocket tech for launching nukes across vast distances
What does ICBM stand for?
What does ICBM stand for?
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Sputnik - date & significance
Sputnik - date & significance
Oct 1957 - first artificial satellite to orbit Earth
Yuri Gagarin achievement & date
Yuri Gagarin achievement & date
April 1961 - first human in space
Kennedy's moon promise
Kennedy's moon promise
Land man on moon & return safely by end of 1960s
First moon walker & date
First moon walker & date
Neil Armstrong, July 1969
First animal in orbit
First animal in orbit
Laika (dog), Nov 1957
First woman in space
First woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova, June 1963
When did Apollo programme start?
When did Apollo programme start?
1961
Apollo-Soyuz date & meaning
Apollo-Soyuz date & meaning
July 1975 - US & USSR docked in space, symbol of détente
First US astronaut in space
First US astronaut in space
Alan Shepard, May 1961
Moon landing propaganda impact
Moon landing propaganda impact
Millions watched worldwide - US propaganda victory