The Space & Arms race

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  • Created on: 21-05-17 16:04
What did the USA successfully test in 1954?
H-Bomb
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When was Strategic Air Command created?
1948
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What did the Gaither report do?
Presented the missile gap concept
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What did U2 spy planes suggest about the USSR?
Slow rate of nuclear warhead production
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When was Flopnik?
1957
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By 1962, 63 space missions to 15 missions in favour of...
USA
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Why was the space race so important?
The ability to build a satellite = arms superiority
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When was the USSR's first satellite to orbit the earth?
1957
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When was Strategic Air Command created?

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1948

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What did the Gaither report do?

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What did U2 spy planes suggest about the USSR?

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When was Flopnik?

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