26.1 Video Quiz: Brinkmanship and the Arms Race

What year did the Soviet Union successfully test its own atomic bomb?

• 1949

• 1945

• 1953

• 1952

Which bomb is described as having 67 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

• Neutron Bomb

• Atomic Bomb

• Hydrogen Bomb

• Plutonium Bomb

What policy threatened all-out nuclear war to deter the Soviet Union?

• Containment

• Mutual Assured Destruction

• Brinksmanship

• Detente

Which policy was based on the idea that a nuclear attack by one superpower would be met with an equal response?

• Brinksmanship

• Mutual Assured Destruction

• Containment

• Detente

Which country was the first target of CIA's covert operations to install a pro-US government?

• Cuba

• Iran

• Guatemala

• Vietnam

What was the primary goal of the Eisenhower Doctrine?

• To encourage European unity

• To support space exploration

• To promote nuclear disarmament

• To defend the Middle East from communism

Which event marked the beginning of the space race?

• The launch of Apollo 11

• The launch of Sputnik

• The U-2 incident

• The creation of NASA

What was the outcome of the U-2 incident?

• It led to a temporary peace agreement

• The US apologized to the Soviet Union

• It escalated tensions between the US and the Soviet Union

• The pilot was executed by the Soviet Union

What was the significant effect of the arms race on US defense spending by the end of Eisenhower's presidency?

• It doubled

• It increased by 40%

• It remained the same

• It decreased by 20%

What did Eisenhower warn against in his farewell address?

• The dangers of nuclear war

• The influence of the military-industrial complex

• The threat of space exploration

• The rise of communism