history - us ussr rivalry

when did usa make the atomb bomb

1945

when did ussr make the atomb bomb

1949

what is a 'nuclear monopoly'

when only one country has nuclear weapons

When did the USA make the Hydrogen bomb?

1952

When did the USSR make their hydrogen bomb?

1953

what is MAD and why is it a deterrent to a conflict?

mutually assured destruction - if one country uses nuclear weapons both sides will be destroyed

When did Stalin die?

1953

when was the warsaw pact and why was it made?

ussr response to NATO in 1955

who was new ussr leader from 1955 and how was their approach different to stalins?

Khrushchev - peaceful co-existence

why was missile technolofy better than bomber technology?

it didn't need to be fired from a plane

when did the soviets launch their first satellite and what was its name?

1957 - sputnik

which was the first superpower to get a man into space and what was his name?

ussr, yuri gagarin

what year did the first man walk on the moon?

1969

Why was the space race an important part of the Cold War?

it proved who was the most intellectual and satellites could also be used for spying and/or weapons

what does icmb stand for

intercontinental ballistic missile