The Arms Race
Where and when was the first nuclear bomb used?
Japan, Hiroshima August 6th 1945
Who occupied South Korea after WW2?
America
Who was the communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis
The Leader of Cuba was Fidel Castro.
Who was the first country to fight against Vietnam after WW2
The french
What was the name of the two men that step first on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
In 1987 the US and USSR were both in possession of a large number of nuclear weapons, How many did they have combined?
50,000 between the two countries
What parallel split south and north Korea in half
The 38th parallel.
What American plane was shot down during the Cuban Missile Crisis
American U-2 spy plane.
Viet-Cong
What was the name of the first prob in space
Sputnik-1
In What European country did the US use as a forward base for Jupiter missiles?
Turkey was used to hold Nuclear Weapons.
When did North Korean forces cross the border and begin a full-scale invasion of South Korea?
25th of June 1950.
After the missile crisis, what did the White House and Kremlin establish to improve communication?
The two established a teleprinter link so they could talk quickly.
March 1965
Apollo 11 was the first ship to land on the moon
What country tested the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)?
The Soviet Union.
Even though the Korean war lasted 3 years when did most of the territorial gains take place?
Most of the actions took place within 7 months.
What was the name of the event where the US government helped some of Castros enemies try and overthrow him?
The Bay of Pigs was the name given to this failed event.
People were protesting nation wide against the war in Vietnam.
what did JFK say in his space speech?
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
What was the doctrine that the US and USSR both came up with in the 1960s that would assure that if Nuclear war were to break out both countries would be destroyed?
Mutually Assured Destruction or MAD for short.
How close did the UN forces get to the Chinese border?
UN forces got within 100km of the Chinese border.
What three options did ExComm give Kenndy on how to deal with missiles in Cuba?
The three options were: Launch a nuclear attack against the missile sites, to invade Cuba, to set up a blockade around Cuba stopping soviet ships and Subs from entering Cuban waters.
what were the tactics used by the Viet Cong to deter the UN forces?
Guerrilla warfare.
what was project ''Star-Wars"?
project ''Star-Wars" was an idea to put a satellite in space that was equipped with a laser that could shoot down soviet missiles.