The space race (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What were the two main reasons the space race developed?
What were the two main reasons the space race developed?
Propaganda warfare & military advantages
What military capability did rocket technology enable during the space race?
What military capability did rocket technology enable during the space race?
Launching ICBMs across vast distances
When did the USSR successfully launch Sputnik, the first artificial satellite?
When did the USSR successfully launch Sputnik, the first artificial satellite?
October 1957
What historic achievement did Yuri Gagarin accomplish in April 1961?
What historic achievement did Yuri Gagarin accomplish in April 1961?
First human being to travel into space
What did President Kennedy promise regarding the moon landing?
What did President Kennedy promise regarding the moon landing?
Land a man on moon before end of 1960s
When did Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon?
When did Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon?
July 1969
Who became the first woman in space in June 1963?
Who became the first woman in space in June 1963?
Valentina Tereshkova
When was the Apollo programme launched as a response to Soviet achievements?
When was the Apollo programme launched as a response to Soviet achievements?
1961
What did the Apollo-Soyuz mission in July 1975 symbolise?
What did the Apollo-Soyuz mission in July 1975 symbolise?
Beginning of détente
What was distinctive about the American Polaris missile?
What was distinctive about the American Polaris missile?
Designed to be launched from submarines
What did Alan Shepard accomplish in May 1961?
What did Alan Shepard accomplish in May 1961?
First successful American space flight
What did Sputnik's success suggest to Americans about communist technology?
What did Sputnik's success suggest to Americans about communist technology?
Had surpassed capitalist innovation