This document is a chart of the nuclear warheads held by the USSR/Russia and the US between the years of 1960 and 2009. It illustrates the growth and reduction of the respective warhead stockpiles.
Document Questions:
1. Is this a primary source?
2. Which country was first to build up a strong nuclear stockpile?
3. Can we trust this source?
4. What do you think was the state of mind of the Soviet government during the late 1060s and early 1070s?
5. How does this chart relate to budgetary spending
6. What if anything can we assume about the economic spending of the Soviets during the 1980s?
5. Does this document support your conclusion of how and why the Cold War ended?
1. Is this a primary source?
2. Which country was first to build up a strong nuclear stockpile?
3. Can we trust this source?
4. What do you think was the state of mind of the Soviet government during the late 1060s and early 1070s?
5. How does this chart relate to budgetary spending
6. What if anything can we assume about the economic spending of the Soviets during the 1980s?
5. Does this document support your conclusion of how and why the Cold War ended?
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