Arms Race Flashcards
1
Q
Trinity Test
A
16 July 1945
2
Q
Strategic Air Command (SAC)
A
1946
3
Q
USSR Atomic Bomb (Joe 1)
A
1949
4
Q
USA H Bomb (Mike)
A
1952
5
Q
Rosenbergs Executed
A
1953
6
Q
USSR H Bomb (Joe 4)
A
1953
7
Q
USA H Bomb stronger than USSR
A
25 times
8
Q
Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line
A
1 July 1954
9
Q
U-2 Spy Plane (Lockheed U-2)
A
1 Aug 1955
10
Q
USA ICBM (Atlas)
A
1957
11
Q
USSR ICBM (R-7)
A
1957
12
Q
Sputnik 1
A
4 Oct 1957
13
Q
Sputnik 2 (Laika)
A
3 Nov 1957
14
Q
USA Vanguard Satellite Fail
A
7 Dec 1957
15
Q
USA Explorer 1 Success
A
1 Feb 1958
