The Development Of Atomic And Nuclear Warfare

Question 0

How much would the US invasion of Japan prolong the war?

Answer 0

By a year

Question 1

How many casualties would it cost the US to invade Japan?

Answer 1

500,000

Question 2

What was the political reason for the use of the nuclear bomb?

Answer 2

Truman was aware of the threat of the Soviet Union and wanted to issue a reminder that they were ahead in the arms race

Question 3

What was the economic reason for the use of the atomic bomb?

Answer 3

Justified the expensive spending not the Manhattan Project

Question 4

When was the first atomic bomb dropped?

Answer 4

6th August 1945

Question 5

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

Answer 5

Hiroshima

Question 6

On the 9th where was the second nuclear bomb attack?

Answer 6

Nagasaki

Question 7

How many people died in Hiroshima?

Answer 7

80,000 immediately and 58,000 later on

Question 8

What were the long effects of the atomic bomb?

Answer 8

It sparked a nuclear arms race as they competed to produce the most destructive weapons

Question 9

What year did Russia test it’s own atomic bomb?

Answer 9

1949

Question 10

When was the hydrogen bomb tested?

Answer 10

1952

Question 11

How many times more powerful was the hydrogen bomb?

Answer 11

2500

Question 12

What year did the Russians produce the H-bomb?

Answer 12

1953

Question 13

Why was the H-bomb more effective than the original nuclear bomb?

Answer 13

It was a smaller, lighter warhead which provided larger explosions

Question 14

What US bomber could fly 6000 miles while carrying a nuclear payload?

Answer 14

B52

Question 15

When was Sputnik launched by the Soviet Union?

Answer 15

October 1957

Question 16

By the end of the 1950’s what did the US develop?

Answer 16

The Minuteman

Question 17

In the 1950’s what did the Soviet Union produce?

Answer 17

The medium-range ballistic missiles and intermediate-range ballistic missile, these could be launched from Europe

Question 18

What is Mutually Assured Destruction?

Answer 18

MAD was a theory which stated that during the Cold War the US and SU had the power to destroy the whole world

Question 19

What were the effects of MAD?

Answer 19

It encouraged both superpowers to develop even more powerful weapons in order to maintain balance and threat. At the same time it acted as a deterrent for the use of such weapons

Question 20

By what year was there enough bombs to destroy the whole world?

Answer 20

1961

Question 21

What could the Atlas missile do?

Answer 21

Travel at 16,000 mph for 5000 miles

Question 22

What was another emphasis for nuclear weapons?

Answer 22

The mobile missile launchers to shot the weapons

Question 23

How many missiles could the Polaris submarine launch?

Answer 23

16 nuclear missiles with each missile carrying 4 warheads

Question 24

When did China explode an H-bomb?

Answer 24

1967

Question 25

What were some other developments in nuclear missiles?

Answer 25

Submarine-launched ballistic missile were developed and, multiple independently-targeted re-entry vehicles which was a missile with multiple warheads for different targets

Question 26

By 1981 how many ICBM’s did the US and SU have?

Answer 26

8000 and 7000

Question 27

By 1981 how many planes did the US and SU have that could deliver nuclear bombs?

Answer 27

4000 and 5000

Question 28

How did Ronald Reagan change the whole balance of the nuclear armed race?

Answer 28

The Strategic Defence Initiative of 1983

Question 29

What was the Strategic Defence Initiative?

Answer 29

It proposed a nuclear umbrella which would stop Soviet nuclear bombs from reaching America, using powerful lasers from an army of satellites intercepting missiles from space

Question 30

What was a nickname for SDI?

Answer 30

Star Wars

Question 31

What did SDI cause?

Answer 31

It caused a detente and attempts at arms limitation

Question 32

What the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament?

Answer 32

It organised protest marches and publicised the dangers of nuclear warfare

Question 33

What did the Cuban Missile Crisis lead to?

Answer 33

Arms limitation

Question 34

What the 60’s and 70’s a period of?

Answer 34

A period of detente

Question 35

When was the Partial Test Ban Treaty?

Answer 35

1963

Question 36

How many countries signed the Partial Test Ban Treaty?

Answer 36

100

Question 37

What did the Partial Test Ban Treaty state?

Answer 37

It banned all nuclear explosions except from underground

Question 38

When was the Non-proliferation Treaty signed?

Answer 38

1868

Question 39

What did the Non-proliferation Treaty state?

Answer 39

It stated that non-nuclear countries would not develop nuclear weapons and nuclear countries would reduce their numbers

Question 40

What did SALT stand for?

Answer 40

Strategic Arms Limitations Talks

Question 41

When was SALT 1 and 2 signed?

Answer 41

In 1972 and 1979

Question 42

What did SALT 1 do?

Answer 42

The superpowers agreed to limit nuclear missiles, however there was no limit on delivery systems

Question 43

What did SALT 2 do?

Answer 43

It was a further agreement on SALT 1

Question 44

What was START?

Answer 44

It was talks between superpowers during 1982-83 at Geneva where nothing was agreed

Question 45

When was the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)?

Answer 45

1987

Question 46

What was the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)?

Answer 46

It abolished nuclear and conventional ground launching ballistic bland cruise missiles which had a range of 500-5500km by June 1991. In addition the superpowers were allowed to inspect each other’s military installations