The arms race and the Warsaw Pact (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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When did US drop atomic bombs on Japan?
When did US drop atomic bombs on Japan?
August 1945
When did USSR first test atomic bomb?
When did USSR first test atomic bomb?
1949
Date Warsaw Pact was established
Date Warsaw Pact was established
14 May 1955
When did US develop hydrogen bomb?
When did US develop hydrogen bomb?
1952
When did USSR develop hydrogen bomb?
When did USSR develop hydrogen bomb?
1953
What does MAD stand for?
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Consequence of MAD in nuclear war
Consequence of MAD in nuclear war
Complete destruction of both sides
Why Cold War remained 'cold' not 'hot'
Why Cold War remained 'cold' not 'hot'
MAD made direct military conflict too dangerous
When did West Germany join NATO?
When did West Germany join NATO?
9 May 1955
Total number of Warsaw Pact nations
Total number of Warsaw Pact nations
Eight
Warsaw Pact member countries (8 nations)
Warsaw Pact member countries (8 nations)
USSR, Poland, Hungary, E.Ger, Czech, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria
Who dominated Warsaw Pact leadership?
Who dominated Warsaw Pact leadership?
Soviet Union
Defence principle of NATO & Warsaw Pact
Defence principle of NATO & Warsaw Pact
Collective defence (attack on one = attack on all)