the two super powers Flashcards
who were the two biggest powers after the second world war
the USSR and the USA
what did the US and USSR start to do
they became suspicious of each other and treated each others actions as threats
whos side was japan on during the war and what did they do when the war had finished
they were on the Germans side and continued to fight after they surrendered
when did the Germans surrender
MAY 1945
when did the US drop the two atomic bombs
august 1945
what two cities did he drop the atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
what did the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki mean for the USSR
it meant they were not needed to defeat japan
what did Truman refuse the USSR to take part in
the US occupation of japan
what did the US keep a secret of at potsdam
the exact nature of the atom bomb
what was statins spies doing
they were getting jobs where they were producing the bombs and coming up with ideas, they were then leaking this information to Stalin to help him create his own better version
what did the new nuclear weapons’ do for the US
it boosted their status
how long did the US stay the worlds only nuclear power
4 years
what did Stalin think of the development of the new atom bomb
he thought it was an attempt to intimidate him
what was Stalin’s reaction of the new bomb
he was angry that the west had managed to overtake soviet technology
what effect did the atom bomb have on both countires
it increased their rivalry
