History - Cold War - Warsaw Pact +

1. Warsaw Pact - 1955

• The Warsaw Pact was formed in response to NATO.
• It included countries; Russia, East Germany, Poland and Romania.
• It was to unite Communist governments.
• The Warsaw Pact hightened tensions between the USA and USSR. It meant that 2 huge groups would fight against eachother if a was broke out.
• Intensified the Arms Race

2. Arms Race - 1945 -> 1961

• 1945: USA tested 1st Atomic Bomb
• 1949: USA spent $13.5b on weapons. USSR spent $13.4b on weapons. USSR tested an Atomic Bomb.
• 1950: USA spent $14.5b on weapons. USSR spent $15.5b on weapons.
• 1951: USA spent $33.1b on weapons. USSR spent $20.1b on weapons.
• 1952: USA spent $47.8b on weapons. USSR spent $21.9b on weapons.
• 1953: USA spent $49.6b on weapons. USSR spent $25.5b on weapons.
• 1954: 1st March, USA tested the Hydrogen Bomb. It is equivalent to 15 million tonnes of TNT.
• 1955: USA B52 bombers could've wiped out Moscow. Superpowers develpoing better bombs.
• 1957: USSR launched Sputnik, a satellite which could orbit the Earth in 1 hour 30 minutes. USA saw this as a military threat.
• 1958: USA increased spending on missiles by 20%. President Dwight Eisenhower founded NASA.
• 1960:…