Cold War - Arms Race

What did MAD stand for in regards to the Arms Race?      

• Masters Against Defense 
• Maximum Allowed Devastation
• Mutually Assured Destruction
• Mutual Anti Detonation

The easing of relations between the east and west in the Cold War was termed:      

• Detente
•  Glasnost 
• Perestroika
• The Warm War

Besides the United States and the Soviet Union, what other countries had nuclear bombs during the Cold War?  

• Germany, Canada, and India
• Japan, Mexico, and Ireland
• France, Great Britain, and China
• China, Japan, and Vietnam

What was the acronym for the arms reduction talks between the United States and the Soviet Union?      

• CHILE 
• PEPPER 
• SALT
• BEEF

What event effectively ended the Arms Race?    The start of the Gulf War      
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• The end of the Vietnam War
• The signing of the SALT agreements
• The landing of the first man on the Moon
• The collapse of the Soviet Union

True or False: Both sides would have suffered great losses in the event of a nuclear war.

• True
• False

What two countries were most involved in the Arms Race during the Cold War?      

• France and Germany
• Cuba and the Netherlands 
• United States and Soviet Union 
• Vietnam and China