The arms race (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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What was the arms race?
What was the arms race?
US-USSR competition to develop powerful nuclear weapons
When arms race began
When arms race began
1945
When USSR developed nuclear weapons
When USSR developed nuclear weapons
1949
1945 US atomic bomb targets
1945 US atomic bomb targets
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
US development in 1952
US development in 1952
Hydrogen bomb (H-bomb)
When USSR created hydrogen bomb
When USSR created hydrogen bomb
1953
Largest nuclear weapon tested
Largest nuclear weapon tested
USSR in 1961
MAD acronym meaning
MAD acronym meaning
Mutually Assured Destruction
What MAD meant for nuclear war
What MAD meant for nuclear war
Complete annihilation of both US and USSR
What is brinkmanship?
What is brinkmanship?
Pushing crises to edge of nuclear war for political goals
Berlin Blockade year
Berlin Blockade year
1948
Korean War MacArthur dismissal year
Korean War MacArthur dismissal year
1951
Duck and cover drills
Duck and cover drills
1950s US school drills, hide under desks for nuclear attack
Protect and survive booklets
Protect and survive booklets
1970s UK govt booklets on surviving nuclear attack