Atomic bomb Flashcards
to learn bout the bomb
when was the first atomic bomb used and in what two places
the first atomic bomb was used in august 1945 in the japanese towns of nagasaki and hiroshima
how many people died in the explosion
90 percent of the cities population were wiped out as soon as the bomb went off
how did stalin react to the U.S dropping the bomb on japan
he saw it as a sign of aggression and tension grew it was one of the starting points of the cold war
why were the bomb dropped on the two cities
because the japanese were not surrendering and usa saw a quick way to end to war which was dragging on
how many satellite states were there during the cold war
there were six satellite states : bulgaria romania czechoslovakia hungary poland and east germany
what is a satellite state
a satellite state is a country that is under heavy political economic and military influence from another country
why did stalin have satellite states
he had the states because he needed a barrier if there were to be an invasion
how did stalin keep the states from revolting
he made sure to kepp them by fear and rule over them with an iron fist giving no mercy to any revolts
what date the the bay of pigs happen
the 17th of april 1961
who was in cahrge of the country during the time
castro
how did castro gain control over cuba
he killed the previous leader and lead with communist ideals wi]hich the usa disapproved of
what was usa afraid of with castro
they were scared that a communist sate that was friends t=with the ussr was so close to the coast of the usa
who was president at the time of the bay of pigs
john f kennedy was president at the time
what were the brehznev
to intervene with violence of communism was under threat
what was the truman doctrine
to contain communism by economical political or military means
