The Arms Race 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe Cold WarGCSEEdexcel Created by: Patricia.l.1Created on: 06-03-14 16:36 When was the US atomic bomb? 1945 1 of 21 When was the soviet atomic bomb? 1949 2 of 21 When was the first US hydrogen bomb? 1952 3 of 21 When was the first Soviet hydrogen bomb ? 1953 4 of 21 When was the first ICBM and launch Sputnik satellite ? 1957 5 of 21 What does ICBM stand for? Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles 6 of 21 When were the Soviet ABMs? 1966 7 of 21 What does ABMs stand for? Anti-Ballistic Missiles 8 of 21 When was SDI and Star Wars? 1983 9 of 21 What does SDI stand for ? Strategic Defence Initiative 10 of 21 What were the key features of the Arms Race? Neck and neck, MAD Race, Slowing down, Calling their bluff 11 of 21 What does MAD stand for ? Mutually Assured Destruction 12 of 21 After what event in 1962 made the Arms Race intensify? The Cuban Missile Crisis 13 of 21 What did MAD make both sides do and with what aim in mind? Build up as many nuclear weapons as possible so they could deter the other side from starting a nuclear war 14 of 21 What was reached at the end of the 1960's? Detente 15 of 21 In response to detente, when was the Outer Space Treaty signed? 1967 16 of 21 In response to detente, when was the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty signed? 1968 17 of 21 In response to detente, when was SALT 1 signed? 1972 18 of 21 Who restarted the Arms Race in 1983? Ronald Reagan, the US president 19 of 21 How did he restart the Arms Race? Launching his SDI initiative resulting in the USSR backing down and agreeing to disarm 20 of 21 Which treaty did the USSR sign in 1987 which ended the Cold War? INF 21 of 21
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