The Space Race
Origin
Time Line
People
Assignment
Origins
Following WWII, the United States and Soviet
Union became tangled in a cold war. Fearing
the other nation would attack if they showed
any sign of weakness, the two nations began
to compete in virtually all areas of military,
social and scientific achievement.
Origins (Pt. 2)
One of the areas where the United States and
Soviet Union competed was in the area of
space. The United States, with the more
advanced rocket technology, assumed they
were the clear front runners in all scientific
areas.
Origins (Pt. 3)
However, it was the soviets to strike first in the
space race with the launch of Sputnik, a
Satellite which remained in space for roughly
three months.
Origins (Pt. 4)
The Soviets also took the next major step by
putting the first human in space in 1961.
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin spent 108 minutes in
space before re-entering over Soviet air space.
Origins (Pt. 5)
Following Gagarin’s flight, the United States
being clearing behind needed something big.
President John Kennedy then announced the
United States would put a man on the moon
before the end of the decade. This bold
statement started the race to the moon.
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Quick Review
(no sound on click means answer is incorrect)
What was the name of the Soviet satellite that
was launched in 1957?
The Bird
Sputnik
Bleep
Bleep
No clue?
Quick Review
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Who was the space race between?
USA &
England?
USA & the
Soviet Union?
The Soviet
Union and
England?
France and
England
Timeline
People
Yuri Gagarin
- Soviet
- First man in space!
(1961)
- Died 7 years later in a
test flight accident
- A Hero of the Soviet
Union recipient (their
nations highest award)
People
Alan Shepard
- American
- Second man in space!
(1962)
- First American in space
- Later became the 5th
person to walk on the
moon (1st to play golf).
Shepard
People
John Glenn
- American
- Third man in space! (1962)
- second American in space
- In 1998, Glenn went into
space for the second
time, becoming the oldest
man ever in space (77
years old)
People
Neil Armstrong
- American
- First man on the
Moon (1969)
- Was later responsible
for investigating the
destruction of the
Challenger space
shuttle in 1986
Quick Review
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Who was the first man in space?
Shepard
Armstrong
Gagarin
Glenn
Quick Review
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Who is the oldest man ever to go into space?
Gagarin
Glenn
Shepard
Armstrong
Assignment
When did the Cold War begin between the
United States and the Soviet Union?
A Following WWI?
B(B) Following
WWII?
C
Following Vietnam?
ago?
D
(D) Two weeks
Incorrect, try again. (hint, we
were allies during this war to
defeat the Nazis)
Correct! Following WWII, the
US & Soviet Union became
engaged in a cold war
Next question
Assignment
Who was the first person in space?
A Yuri Gagaran
B
C Alan Shepard
D Neil
Armstrong
John Glenn
Incorrect, try again. (hint, he
died seven years later in a test
flight accident)
Correct! Yuri Gagarin was the
first person in space!
Next question
Assignment
Who was the first American in space?
A Yuri Gagaran
B
C Alan Shepard
D Neil
Armstrong
John Glenn
Incorrect, try again. (hint, he
also played golf in space!)
Correct! Shepard was the first
American in space.
Next question
Assignment
Who was the first man on the moon?
A Yuri Gagaran
B
C Alan Shepard
D Neil
Armstrong
John Glenn
Incorrect, try again. (hint, it was
one small step for man, one
giant leap for mankind)
Correct! Neil Armstrong was
the first man on the moon.
Next question
Assignment
True or False, the Soviets put a Satellite in space
before the Americans?
True
False
Incorrect. (hint, it was named
Sputnik)
Correct! The Soviets started the
space race with the launch of
Sputnik in 1957.
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