Space Race
What War Was The Space Race Apart Of?
Cold War
Berlin is the capital of what European country?
Germany
Where does the Red in Red Scare come from?
The color red is associated with communism and the Soviet Union flag
What country had control of the Korean peninsula before World War II?
Japan
Who is considered the Father of Communism?
Karl Marx
After World War II, from what country did the United States and the Soviet Union get many of their rocket scientists?
Germany
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?
To keep people from escaping to West Germany
When did the first Red Scare occur in the United States?
A few years after the Bolshevik Party took over in Russia
What year did the Korean War begin?
1950
Which of the following is NOT an important element of communism?
Freedom of religion
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?
Sputnik 1
What year did East Germany first build the wall?
1961
What form of government were people scared of during the Red Scare?
Communism
What was used as the border between North Korea and South Korea?
38th Parallel
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution who brought communism to Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
Which country first put a manned spacecraft into orbit?
Soviet Union
What happened on October 3, 1990?
Germany was officially reunited into a single country
What leader of the FBI helped to get information on people who were suspected of being communists?
J. Edgar Hoover
North Korea is ruled by what type of government?
Communist
True or false: Communist countries generally have no freedom of the press or freedom of speech.
True
American space pilots were called astronauts. What were Soviet space pilots called?
What type of government was it that people were trying to escape from?
Communist
Around how long did the second Red Scare last?
10 years
Who was president of the United States during the Korean War?
Truman then Eisenhower
Who was the first leader of Communist China?
Mao Zedong