USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

KOREAS PARTITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Soviet Union accomplish in 1949?
A
built the first satellite
B
build the first bomb shelter
C
built the first nuclear bomb
D
built the first nuclear rocket
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Soviet Union explodes a nuclear weapon code-named “First Lightning” in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, becoming the second country to develop and successfully test a nuclear device.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 29 August 1949, the Soviet Union secretly conducted its first successful weapon test (First Lightning, based on the American “Fat Man” design) at the Semipalatinsk-21 in Kazakhstan.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known in the West as Joe-1, on Aug. 29, 1949, at Semipalatinsk Test Site, in Kazakhstan.

Detailed explanation-4: -29 August 1949 | Soviet Union tests its first nuclear bomb.

Detailed explanation-5: -From “hot war” to Cold War Then on 29 August 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb, “Joe 1”. This test marked the beginning of the “Cold War” nuclear arms race between the two superpowers.

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