Primary Sources- Famous Speeches: John F. Kennedy's "We Choose to go to the Moon"

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Read the passage Famous Speeches: John F. Kennedy's "We Choose to go to the Moon."  Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Famous Speeches: John F. Kennedy's "We Choose to go to the Moon."  Then answer the questions below.

Last updated 11 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage Famous Speeches: John F. Kennedy's "We Choose to go to the Moon."  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Famous Speeches: John F. Kennedy's "We Choose to go to the Moon."  Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

Kennedy vows that he will refuse to see the moon "governed by a hostile flag of conquest." What nation is he labeling a "hostile flag"?

Vietnam

Great Britain

The Soviet Union

The United States

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Question 2

The Soviet Union and the United States must work together to make the moon landing peaceful.

The United States has the power to set the example for the future of space exploration.

If the United States doesn't get to the moon first, the Soviet Union will make space a war zone.

The United States must be first to send someone to space, or else there will be war in the United States.

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Question 3

The United States government invested lots of money on space technology
Missile technology developed for World War II made it possible to launch large objects into space
More Americans started studying science and engineering at universities
The USSR was the first nation to launch a satellite and send a man into orbit

Question 1

Vietnam

Great Britain

The Soviet Union

The United States

Question 2

The Soviet Union and the United States must work together to make the moon landing peaceful.

The United States has the power to set the example for the future of space exploration.

If the United States doesn't get to the moon first, the Soviet Union will make space a war zone.

The United States must be first to send someone to space, or else there will be war in the United States.

Question 3

The United States government invested lots of money on space technology
Missile technology developed for World War II made it possible to launch large objects into space
More Americans started studying science and engineering at universities
The USSR was the first nation to launch a satellite and send a man into orbit