From the USSR's launch of Sputnik in 1957 to Neil Armstrong's mission to the moon in 1969, review major events in the timeline of the space race during the mid-twentieth century. 

Concepts

the space race, the soviet union, john f. kennedy, space exploration, space programs, timelines

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• Have learners identify other major events that they believe could be added to the timeline and would illuminate our understanding of that time period (i.e. events pertaining to the Cold War as a whole)

Pros

• Includes answer key and two worksheet versions
• Simple fill-in-the-blank worksheet style

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.3