in this context, an object that moves around a planet in space

the circular journey that a spacecraft or planet makes around the sun, the moon, or another planet

respect and admiration people feel for someone else, often because they are successful

short for inter-continental ballistic missile; a missile that can deliver bombs to hit targets over 5500 km away

The Space Race

History

Pupils have context to understand why tensions increased to the brink of nuclear war

Pupils know about the policies of the superpowers in Asia

Cold War development: how peaceful was 'peaceful co-existence'? 

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

What is an object that moves around a planet in space called?

What was the name of the first woman in space?

Which country sent the first man into space?

the launch of the first satellite into Earth's orbit

Which event is usually considered the end of the Space Race?

Who said the following in 1961: "the dramatic achievements in space have an impact on the minds of men everywhere, who are attempting to make a determination of which road they should take"?

Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.

JFK announced plans for the US to land men on the Moon.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Write the missing word. {{}} is an action or system intended to prevent or discourage someone from doing something.

Who was the first country to develop nuclear weapons?

How many times more powerful were hydrogen bombs (H-bombs) compared to atom bombs (A-bombs)?

What was the name of the theory which suggested that nuclear weapons made war between the superpowers unlikely?

Write the missing word. In the late 1950s, some US officials became worried that a {{}} gap existed between the USA and USSR.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The Space Race

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.