The Crises Of The Cold War Flashcards
When was the space race?
1960-1980
What was signed after the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A ban on testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere
What were both sides meant to do during Détente?
Limit their development of further nuclear arms
What did the space race prove?
Which country was the most advanced
Who had the lead in the space race at first?
The USSR
What did the USSR do in 1961?
Sent the first man into space
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
When was the first man sent into space?
1961
How did the USA win the space race?
Sent people to the moon
When were people first sent to the moon?
1969
When was the U2 Crisis?
1960
What was a U2?
Spy plane
What did Eisenhower order the U2 pilots to do?
Spy on the USSR
When did Eisenhower order the U2 spies to spy on the USSR?
1956
What did the USSR do in 1960?
Shot down a U2 plane which was flying above the USSR
What happened to the pilot of the captured U2 plane?
He was captured
When was the US pilot shot down during the U2 Crisis?
May 1960
What did the U2 Crisis mean for the USA?
It embarrassed them
What did the U2 Crisis ruin?
Paris Summit Conference
What was due to happen at the Paris Summit Conference?
The USA and the USSR were going to try to ease tensions
When was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
Many were using Berlin as a way to escape the harsh conditions in East Germany
Who decided to build the wall?
Khrushchev
Where was the Wall?
Around West Berlin
