the arms race

Question 1

The usa and the ussr began an arms race

Answer 1

. during the cold war, the usa and ussr worked to develop the most powerful weapons they could-there was an arms race

.neither side really wanted to use these weapons,but both felt that the other couldnt be allowed to gain advantage

Question 2

both countries developed nucelur stockpiles

Answer 2

. the arms race was also fulled by fear and suspicion created by other events.the formation of nato in 1949 made the USSR feel militarily vunerable

. in feb 1950, communist china and ussr signed a treaty of alliance,whicb strenghthend western fears that the ussr was planning communist domination.

Question 3

krushchev raised hopes of peaceful co-existence

Answer 3

in 1953, stalin died and another member of the communist party, nikita krushchev,took power.

.kruschev said he wanted peaceful coexistence with the west.
his words brought hope that there will be a thaw, in the cold war.

.but kruschev remained very competitive with the USA

.he wanted communism to spread , but thought the best way to achieve this was to clearlt demonstrate its superiority. not defeat the west in a war