Arms race

Question 1

When did the US test its first hydrogen bomb?

Answer 1

1952

Question 2

What was the annual growth rate of the Soviet
economy in the 1950s?

Answer 2

7%

Question 3

What was the annual growth rate of the Soviet
economy by 1970?

Answer 3

3%

Question 4

When did the USSR test its hydrogen bomb?

Answer 4

1953

Question 5

When did the USA publish its policy of massive retaliation, and under who’s administration?

Answer 5

1955 under Eisenhower’s administration

Question 6

When did the USSR launch Sputnik one?

Answer 6

1957 oct

Question 7

When did the USSR launch Sputnik two?

Answer 7

1957 nov

Question 8

When did the USSR launch Luna 1?

Answer 8

1959

Question 9

When did the USA develop MIRV tech?

Answer 9

1968

Question 10

When did the USSR develop anti contental ballistic missiles?

Answer 10

1968

Question 11

When did the USSR deploy its first atomic bomb?

Answer 11

1949

Question 12

What was the name given to the first hydrogen bomb tested, and by who?

Answer 12

Ivy mike, tested by the US

Question 13

What % of its GDP did the Soviet union spend on its military during the 1950s?

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

When was the Tsar bomba launched/ what was it?

Answer 14

Launched in 1961 USSR hydrogen bomb.

Question 15

When did the USA launch Explorer 1?

Answer 15

1958

Question 16

When was Sputnik 5 launched?

Answer 16

1960

Question 17

When was the nuclear test ban treaty?

Answer 17

1963

Question 18

Inflation had reached what in the US by 1970?

Answer 18

6%

Question 19

How much did the Vietnam war cost the US in 1969 alone?

Answer 19

60 Billion

Question 20

When did China develop its Atomic bomb?

Answer 20

1967