Cold War 5 Quiz Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Define brinkmanship
A
The practice of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any aggression in the hope they back down.
2
Q
M.A.D
A
Mutually assured destruction
3
Q
Nuclear attack protection saying
A
duck and cover
4
Q
What bomb was developed after the A bomb
A
H-Bomb
hydrogen
5
Q
The practice of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any aggression in the hope they back down.
A
Brinkmanship
6
Q
CIA
A
central intelligence agency
america’s spies
7
Q
CIA enemy
A
russian KBG
8
Q
russian leader after stalins death
A
nikita khrushchev
9
Q
Nikita’s famous speech
A
we will bury you
10
Q
Fly spy planes over rival land
A
open sky policy
11
Q
Who is shot down and in what plane
A
Gary powers in a U2
12
Q
What did the soviets put in space
A
satellite:sputnik
