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Which two countries were armed with enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth seventeen times over?

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  1. Germany and France

  2. Britain and the Soviet Union

  3. The US and the Soviet Union

  4. Britain and the United States

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The US  and its opponent, the Soviet Union were armed with enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth seventeen times over.
  • In 1962 and 1983, the two sides came very close to nuclear war.

Which of the following agreements was signed by the US, Soviet Union and other countries in 1975?

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  1. Warsaw Pact

  2. Helsinki Agreement

  3. SALT I

  4. NATO Agreement

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • In 1975, the US, Soviet Union and other countries signed the Helsinki Agreement.
  • A part of the agreement said that all the governments who signed it would respect human rights.

What did M.A.D stand for?

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  1. mutually accessible destruction

  2. mutually assured disruption

  3. manually accessible destruction

  4. mutually assured destruction

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • During the 1960s and 1970s, the US and Soviet Union had so many nuclear weapons between them, neither side would dare to risk a direct war with each other.
  • This was called MAD- mutually assured destruction.

Name the treaty that was signed by the US and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear weapons for the first time.

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  1. SALT I

  2. Warsaw Pact

  3. SALT II

  4. Helsinki Agreement

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • In 1973, the US agreed to withdraw its troops from South Vietnam and signed a treaty with the Soviet Union called SALT I, limiting the number of nuclear weapons for the first time.

Name the missile that was introduced by the Soviets into Eastern Europe.

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  1. SS-50

  2. SS-20

  3. SS-30

  4. SS-10

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The Soviets mistrusted the US president and introduced SS-20 missiles into Eastern Europe. It was directed towards Western Europe.
  • In response, the US sited 464 new cruise missiles in Western Europe.

Who became the oldest president of the United States in 1981?

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  1. Richard Nixon

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Jimmy Carter

  4. Ronald Reagan

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • In 1981, 70 year old Ronald Reagan became the oldest ever President of the United States.
  • He claimed that America had lost faith in itself and it was time to recapture the lost pride and faith of the nation.

What was the nickname given to the Strategic Defence Initiative?

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  1. Star Alliance

  2. Star Plus

  3. Star Trek

  4. Star Wars

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The US president poured millions of dollars into researching his Strategic Defence Initiative which was nicknamed Star Wars.
  • According to the initiative, lasers would shoot down any incoming Soviet missile over North America.

"As far as an arms race is concerned, there's one going on right now, but there's only one side racing". Who said the above words?

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  1. Ronald Reagan

  2. Richard Nixon

  3. John F Kennedy

  4. Jimmy Carter

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Within two weeks of Ronald Reagan taking office, defence spending rose by over $30 billion. It increased by 50 percent during his first term as the President.
  • He wanted to show the Soviets that they could not outspend the US. He said 'As far as an arms race is concerned, there's one going on right now, but there's only one side racing'.

In which year did the Soviet Union launch its first satellite?

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  1. 1947

  2. 1952

  3. 1953

  4. 1945

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The Soviet Union launch its first satellite in the year 1953. It was named Sputnik.

The main aim of N.A.T.O. was _______.

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  1. To spread socialism in western countries

  2. To stop the spread communism

  3. To help the far east countries

  4. To assist UNO in establishing world peace

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is formed in 1949 during the cold war. It was a military alliance between the territory of North America and Europe with the purpose to defend each other from the Communist Soviet Union gaining control over their nation.