In 1957, the Soviet Union expanded the Cold War into space with the launching of the satellite known as:

What was the name of the spacecraft that the Soviet Union launched in 1957 that started the space race?Group of answer choicesVostokSoyuzSputnikApollo

In 1961, the Soviet Union:A.gained control of Poland.B.united East and West Germany.C.failed to take control of West Berlin.D.put the first satellite into space.

The biggest goal of the Cold War was a competition between the US and USSR to see who could

Which country orbited the first man-made satellite, in the late 1950s?Group of answer choicesthe U.S.Chinathe Soviet UnionBritain

Read the passage.The Space Race was an exciting competition between the United States and the former Soviet Union during the middle of the twentieth century. Both countries were racing to be the first to put equipment and people into space. In 1957, the Soviets shocked the world by launching the first man-made satellite into Earth's orbit, which put enormous pressure on the U.S. to keep up. Then, in 1961, the Soviets were first to put a human into space. Not to be outdone, though, the U.S. launched its own astronaut into space a few weeks later. In 1969, the U.S. made history as the first nation to land astronauts on the surface of the moon. This was a huge turning point in the race that finally put the U.S. ahead.Based on the passage, which sequence of events in the Space Race is correct?The U.S. launched the first man into space before the Soviet Union landed the first men on the moon.The Soviet Union launched the first man into space before the U.S. put the first astronauts on the moon.The U.S. landed the first astronauts on the moon before the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite into space.The U.S. launched the first man-made satellite into space before the Soviet Union put the first man into space.Submit