Arms race Flashcards
With the A-bomb, the war alliance weakened at….. ? The US were more aggressive,
not feeling they now needed Soviet help as much, Stain felt defensive
Potsdam
In …. after racing to respond , the Soviets shocked the US by testing an Atomic
bomb . USA military spending increased by.$.. B, in response ,increasing tensions
1949
30 bn and soviets 10bn
The costs of the arms race party led to West Germany being allowed to re-arm and join which military alliance? The Soviet s respond with their own military alliance.
NATO
The Arms race led to more weapons developments. In 195?/? both sides test
H-bombs…….times as powerful as an Atomic Bomb
1,000
In … a Soviet rocket called what made it to space?
1957
Sputnik
The USA increased defence spending by? And set up what space company?
20% due to fear soviets overtaking them arms race accelerated
Nasa(led to space race)
1962 Cuban crisis was partly a consequence of the Arms race. The Soviets wanted to
increase the speed &range of attack .Missiles were sent to Cuba, ….miles off the coast
of Florida.
90 miles
non
non
By 1961 the USA had close to ….
and Soviets …..
300 and Soviets close to
200 ballistic missiles and over 50 ICBMs each led to MAD(mutually assured destruction) bothe sides scared for nuclear war
Vast sums were put into universities .The number at university ……. between 1960-70
doubled
Both sides during Cuban missile crisis were how many days form nuclear war
13 days
