The Arms Race

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  • Created on: 17-03-16 10:37
1. What event angered the Soviets and increased tensions between the US and USSR?
American U2 spy plane entered Soviet air space. It was shot down.
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2. The development of which bomb came first, the hydrogen bomb or the atomic bomb?
Atomic bomb
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4. Which superpower launched the first space satellite and what was it named?
Soviets- "Sputnik"
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5. A different superpower followed by unsuccessfully launching a space satellite. Which superpower was this and what did the media call the satellite?
America- "Flopnik"
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2. The development of which bomb came first, the hydrogen bomb or the atomic bomb?

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Atomic bomb

Card 3

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4. Which superpower launched the first space satellite and what was it named?

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Card 4

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5. A different superpower followed by unsuccessfully launching a space satellite. Which superpower was this and what did the media call the satellite?

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