Military Technology & Advances in Information Technology (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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What was the primary driver of high U.S. military spending during the mid-20th century?
What was the primary driver of high U.S. military spending during the mid-20th century?
Cold War tensions
What motivated the U.S. to initiate the Manhattan Project during World War II?
What motivated the U.S. to initiate the Manhattan Project during World War II?
Fears Nazi Germany had nuclear weapons
In which year were atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
In which year were atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
1945
What nuclear process do hydrogen bombs use, unlike atomic bombs?
What nuclear process do hydrogen bombs use, unlike atomic bombs?
Nuclear fusion
In which year was Ivy Mike, the first successful hydrogen bomb test, conducted?
In which year was Ivy Mike, the first successful hydrogen bomb test, conducted?
1952
How much more powerful can hydrogen bombs be compared to atomic bombs?
How much more powerful can hydrogen bombs be compared to atomic bombs?
Hundreds or thousands of times
What type of missiles were Polaris missiles?
What type of missiles were Polaris missiles?
Submarine-launched ballistic missiles
What did the MAD doctrine suggest would prevent nuclear war?
What did the MAD doctrine suggest would prevent nuclear war?
Potential for total annihilation
Where was the DEW Line network of radar stations located?
Where was the DEW Line network of radar stations located?
In the Arctic
When and where was ENIAC built?
When and where was ENIAC built?
1946, University of Pennsylvania
How many vacuum tubes did ENIAC contain?
How many vacuum tubes did ENIAC contain?
19,000 vacuum tubes
Who designed the Apple I in 1976?
Who designed the Apple I in 1976?
Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs
When did Tim Berners-Lee make the World Wide Web available to the public?
When did Tim Berners-Lee make the World Wide Web available to the public?
1990
What was Rachel Carson's influential 1962 book called?
What was Rachel Carson's influential 1962 book called?
Silent Spring