The growth of the Arms Race in the 1950s

Question 1

What had started the arms race back in 1945?

Answer 1

The USA’s development and use of an atomic bomb

Question 2

How much more powerful was the hydrogen bomb the USA developed in 1952?

Answer 2

1000

Question 3

What did the USSR develop in 1953?

Answer 3

H-bomb

Question 4

What is an ICBM?

Answer 4

Inter-continental ballistic missile. A missile that can fly between continents.

Question 5

When was the first American ICBM developed?

Answer 5

1957

Question 6

What failed to be agreed at a summit meeting in July 1955?

Answer 6

Disarmament

Question 7

What was the secret speech?

Answer 7

A speech by Khrushchev which announced peaceful coexistence and de-stalinization

Question 8

Why did peaceful coexistence not work out?

Answer 8

It was a contradiction. It was based on there being cooperation but at the same time there was no question that Khrushchev would do anything that would make the USSR look bad or weak in comparison to the the Americans.