Space Race
Who put the first landing craft on the moon?
Soviets
The name of the first Russian satellite
Sputnick
True/False
Russia and US are only separated by 2.5 miles
True
Who was the Soviet leader at the beginning of the Cold War?
Stalin
What made this a "cold" war and not "hot"?
no direct fighting
The first man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What was the name of Reagan's plan to use satellites to shoot down missiles?
Star Wars (Strategic Defense Initiative)
True or False: America produces enough oil to meet our needs without imports
True. We import oil because it can be* cheaper than producing it domestically.
Which U.S. President interacted with Gorbachev and helped bring about the end of the Cold War
Ronald Reagan
What is a Russian astronaut called?
cosmonaut
The space project on which the US and Soviet Union collaborated
International Space Station
Name one way that the monkeys who were sent to space died
suffocating, landing impact
What is Reagan's famous line about the Berlin Wall?
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall.
Which country was led by Kim Jong Un?
North Korea
What was the treaty between western countries called?
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
One of the first dogs to successfully orbit the Earth
Belka/Strelka
The Soviet Union reached both of these planets before the United States
Venus, Mars
Russia is ranked which # in highest GDP in the world?
11th
Behind US, China, Japan, Germany, India, UK, France, Brazil, Italy, Canada
Who was the President at the beginning of the Cold War?
Harry Truman
What was the pact between pro-Soviet countries called?
Warsaw Pact
# of Americans that have walked on the moon
12
All crewed moon landings took place between July 1969 and December 1972
Name of the first man (Russian cosmonaut) in space
Yuri Gargarin
When did Putin come into power in Russia?
Inaugurated president on 7 May 2000
Who was the leader of communist China?
Mao Zedong
What profession did the Ukraine President have before being elected?
Actor