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

A
Mercury
B
Gemini
C
Apollo
D
Sputnik
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Why was the Gemini program valuable to future space programs?

A
The Gemini program put the first person on the moon.
B
The Gemini program proved that space travel was dangerous.
C
Gemini scientists realized that it was possible to send a person into space.
D
Gemini astronauts worked to perfect methods of re-entry and landing.
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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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Which of the following is the best definition of the term nuclear deterrence?

A
the belief that a nuclear war would have no winner
B
the idea that no nuclear weapon was as strong as armed forces
C
the idea that the threat of nuclear war was enough to stop an attack
D
the competition to acquire more and deadlier weapons
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How does the concept of competition relate to the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

A
The two nations were not concerned about one another or their nuclear capabilities, so there was no competition between them.
B
The two nations were interested in working together to produce nuclear weaponry, which extinguished any competition between them.
C
The two nations wanted to outdo one another in the development and stockpiling of nuclear weapons, which drove the competition between them.
D
The two nations felt that face-to-face battles would be more effective than nuclear weapons, which led to a violent competition between them.
6

In 1963, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a treaty stating that

A
all nuclear testing would be halted.
B
the use of nuclear weapons would be banned.
C
all nuclear testing would be held underground.
D
only the US and the USSR could have nuclear weapons.
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The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union began when

A
the US first launched a nuclear missile.
B
the Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb.
C
the Soviet Union launched its first satellite.
D
NASA created the Mercury program.
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Which of the following was a consequence of testing the H-bomb?

A
radiation sickness
B
fission reaction
C
fusion reaction
D
missile gap
9

The first person to orbit Earth in a spacecraft was

A
John Glenn.
B
Yuri Gagarin.
C
Neil Armstrong.
D
Nikita Khrushchev.
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NASA’s first attempt to achieve human space flight was called the

A
Apollo program.
B
Gemini program.
C
Mercury program.
D
Explorer program.

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