US HISTORY 16.2
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How did the hydrogen bomb differ from the atomic weapons used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
How do you think a more powerful weapon such as the hydrogen bomb would fit within the policies of
brinkmanship and massive retaliation?
Write a brief definition of each of the following terms: ICBM, Sputnik, NASA
Why was the Soviet development of a satellite so significant to the people of the United States?
How do you think the race to find an edge in nuclear weapons will affect the nature of nuclear weapons
in the decades to come?
What was the job of the FCDA?
How did the nuclear threat differ from the kinds of threats that had faced the American people in the
past?
Using your notes, fill in the interactive graphic organizer with information from the section to record
details about nuclear weapons in the 1950s.