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Which of the following was a direct result of the flight of Sputnik I?

A
the Mercury program
B
the founding of NASA
C
improvements in ICBMs
D
landing a man on the moon
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Why did the United States suffer a loss of confidence following the launch of Sputnik I?

A
The United States knew that they would not be able to build a satellite like Sputnik I.
B
The United States assumed that they would be first into space, before the Soviets.
C
It was a better satellite than the ones the United States had launched.
D
The space race had ended, and the United States had lost to the USSR.
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Brinkmanship was a bold, aggressive idea because it required

A
the drastic decrease of defense spending.
B
enemies to engage in lengthy peace talks.
C
bluffing an attack so an enemy would back down
D
invading a country to force it to surrender.
4

Brinkmanship is best defined as

A
declaring war after less drastic alternatives have been explored and rejected.
B
taking a dispute to the edge of conflict to force an enemy to back down.
C
trying to amass more and more powerful weapons to overpower an enemy.
D
lining up weapons at another nation’s borders to send a threatening message.
5

After the success of the Sputnik launch, the United States feared that

A
they would never be able to launch their own satellite.
B
the USSR had used technology developed by the United States.
C
the Soviets had superior nuclear capabilities.
D
that any future US satellites would not be as successful.
6

Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam during the 1950s?

A
The United States feared Communism would spread to Laos and Cambodia.
B
The United States wanted to help Vietnam gain independence from France.
C
The United States did not want France to take control of Vietnam from the USSR.
D
The United States thought it would have to send troops to Dien Bien Phu.
7

One goal of both the United States and the USSR during the arms race was to

A
develop more powerful armies.
B
be the first to launch a missile.
C
build more destructive weapons.
D
develop the first nuclear bomb.
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The first nuclear weapons to be used against another nation were dropped

A
by the United States during World War II.
B
by the United States during the Cold War.
C
by the Soviet Union during World War II.
D
by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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What was the major impact of the launch of Sputnik I on the United States?

A
The United States withdrew from the space race because it could not beat the Soviets.
B
The United States took steps to catch up and surpass the Soviets in the space race.
C
The United States created the NASA law to fund math and science education.
D
The United States focused all of its attention on destroying the Soviet satellite Sputnik I.
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In October of 1957, the Soviet Union shocked the United States by

A
refusing to build missiles.
B
testing the first hydrogen bomb.
C
increasing their defense spending.
D
launching the satellite Sputnik I.

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