The Red Scare
I spy espionage
Race to space
The bigger the arms the bigger the race
Tying up loose ends: Post Cold War
100
As the end of WWll came to a close, the Soviet Union left military forces and gained control of which portion of Europe?
Eastern Europe
100
On October 4,1957 This Historic achievement claimed its first major victory in the Space Race by which country.
The Soviet Union
100
What president put an end to the Space Race ultimately making the decision to scale back on NASA’s budget?
Who is Nixon?
200
We were executed for passing secret atomic weapons information to the Soviet Union.
Who are the Rosenbergs.
200
“ The father of the hydrogen bomb. ”
Who is Edward Teller?
300
In an attempt to force Western allies out of Berlin, Stalin Sealed off every railroad and route into the west from 1948 to May of 1949. The U.S. responded with the ___________?
Berlin Airlift
300
The U.S. recruited these _______ scientist and engineers during the Space Race primarily because of their expertise in rockets and aerospace engineering.
German
300
Political reform after the death of Joseph Stalin.
De-stalinization
400
The name of the U.S. spy plane that got shot down over the Soviet Union
What is U-2?
400
As high speed flight innovations became the focus during the race. The U.S. developed a faster aerodynamic design. This created shockwaves during the Cold War becoming one of NASA’s most successful Outcomes in the program.
The jet engine.
500
The theory was used by the U.S. government to justify its intervention and involvement to help contain the spread of communism to other neighboring countries.
The Domino Theory
500
“Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.”
Neil Armstrong