Arms race and U2 crisis (2) Flashcards
1
Q
When was the arms race?
A
1945-1963
2
Q
Who was it between
A
USA - USSR
3
Q
When was an atomic bomb dropped on japan and how many did it kill?
A
- 6th august 1946
- 70,000 killed
4
Q
When did Soviets test their first 1st atomic bomb
A
1949
5
Q
what year did USA test H bomb
A
1952
6
Q
USA missiles based in turkey what did this cause?
A
Caused a lot of tension
7
Q
what did the Nuc weapons cause
A
a nuclear detterent
8
Q
What was the U2
- how high could it fly
A
a spy plane
75,000 ft
9
Q
When was the plane shot down?
- Who was the piolet
- and what happened to him
A
- 1 may 1960
- Gary powers
- He was captured by the soviet source
10
Q
How did the USA react?
A
- wanted to cover it up
- otherwise summit in paris would be ruined
- Powers admitted to spy
11
Q
What did Kruschev want and when?
A
7th may and he wanted an apology
