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In the space race, America was first to:

What is NASA?

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1
What is NASA?
a science foundation that studies our planet's atmosphere
the National Astronaut Station Agency
An international alliance to explore space
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2
In the space race, America was first to:
put a satellite in orbit
send a man to space
send a woman to space
send people to the moon
3
What was the name of the first satellite that was launched into space?
Vostok
Vietnam
Sputnik
Apollo 11
4
what was the first moon landing
Apollo 13
Sputnik
Vostok
Apollo 11
5
What year was the moon landing?
1950
1969
1957
6
Which President gave the goal of landing on the moon?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
7
The two countries competing in a space race were
Germany and the United States.
the United States and China
the Soviet Union and Germany.
the Soviet Union and the United States.
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McCarthyism
Working-class people who earn wages
A policy to stop the spread of communism
Public accusation of disloyalty, often without evidence
Lying under oath
9
who was Joseph McCarthy?
he was a US senator in the cold war
the president in the cold war
a communist spy
my dad