arms race Flashcards
when did america drop the first atomic bomb on hiroshima?
6th august 1945
when did america drop second atomic bomb on nagasaki?
9th august 1945
when did soviets develop their own atomic bomb?
1949
why were america shocked at the fact soviets had developed their own atomic bomb?
they thought it would take longer for soviets to create their own atom bomb
what did usa do in reaction to soviets developing their own atomic bomb sooner then they had expected?
they increased money spent on military and defense
when did america develop their first hydrogen bomb which was 500x more powerful then atomic bomb?
1952
when did ussr do the same as america and create their own hydrogen bomb?
1955
when did soviets first test intercontinental ballistic missile?
august 1957
why was the fact that soviets had an intercontinental ballistic missile so important?
they could strike usa from russia
what is meant by the term “ICBM”
intercontinental ballistic missile
when did america do the same and develop their own ICBM?
1959
when did usa deploy submarines with polaris missiles?
1960
why were polaris missiles so lethal?
missiles could be fired from anywhere under the sea
why was NATO formed?
during berlin blockade, truman saw how easy soviets could invade eastern europe, so he wanted european bases for us troops to contain communism
when was nato formed?
april 1949
