Nuclear Arms Race

What happened after Nikita Khruschev threatened the United States?

• The Soviet Union launch missiles from Cuba into the United States.

• There was a space race, both countries launched satellites into space.

• There was an arms race, both countries stockpiled weapons.

• The United States sent troops to the Soviet Union.

What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The Soviets invading Cuba

• The spread of communism

• A nuclear war

• WWIII

a competition between nations to build more powerful bombs and weapons.

• arms race

• Cold War

• space race

• Berlin Wall

A conflict without actual war between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991; a contest to be the most powerful country in the world.

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

• Cold War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Which statement BEST explains the political cartoon? Hint: look at what they're sitting on.

• The rivalry between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R during the Vietnam War

• The playful nature of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R when it came to the Cold War

• The tension and pressure both the U.S. and U.S.S.R were under during the Nuclear Arms Race

• The strength the U.S. and the U.S.S.R displayed during the Korean War

What was the primary motivation behind the nuclear arms race during the Cold War?

• To achieve global peace

• To gain military superiority

• To promote nuclear energy

• To establish diplomatic relations

Which two countries were the main competitors in the nuclear arms race?

• United States and China

• United States and Soviet Union

• Soviet Union and Germany

• United States and Japan

What was the doctrine of mutually assured destruction (MAD) during the nuclear arms race?

• A strategy to prevent nuclear war by ensuring both sides could destroy each other

• A plan to disarm all nuclear weapons globally

• An agreement to share nuclear technology

• A policy to use nuclear weapons only in self-defense

Which event marked the beginning of the nuclear arms race?

• The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The launch of Sputnik

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

What was the purpose of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?

• To increase the number of nuclear weapons

• To limit the production of nuclear weapons

• To develop new nuclear technology

• To promote nuclear energy