The Arms Race and the Space Race

Question 1

Which of the following is the best definition of the term nuclear deterrence?

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the idea that the threat of nuclear war was enough to stop an attack

Question 2

Which of the following was a NASA program that served as a bridge between human space flight and the moon landing?

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Gemini

Question 3

In October of 1957, the Soviet Union shocked the United States by

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launching the satellite Sputnik I.

Question 4

Why did the United States create the National Defense Education Act?

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to fund science education

Question 5

How does the concept of competition relate to the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

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The two nations wanted to outdo one another in the development and stockpiling of nuclear weapons, which drove the competition between them.

Question 6

Why did the US suffer a loss of confidence following the launch of Sputnik I?

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The US assumed that they would be first into space, before the Soviets.

Question 7

What was the link between the launch of Sputnik I and the National Defense Educational Act?

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The National Defense Education Act was created in response to the launch of Sputnik I.

Question 8

Look at the graph.Based on the graph, defense spending in the United States

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increased during the arms race against the USSR.

Question 9

The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union began when

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the Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb.

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