SS American History - 23: The Cold War: Beginning of the Nuclear Age

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Nuclear Age

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Content Statement #22

The use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power, and began the __________ age.

A) nuclear

B) progressive

C) reformation

D) ndustrial

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2) The dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan hastened the end of World War II and is considered the beginning of the nuclear age.

Name the two superpowers that emerged at the end of World War II.

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Section A: United States as a Superpower

3) President Roosevelt's approval on the ______________ changed the outcome of World War II as well as marking the beginning of a new age of technology in the world.

A) Project Iceworm

B) Stargate Project

C) Manhattan Project

D) Project Mogul

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The "Manhattan Project" was the code name for the ...

A) U.S. plan to invade Japan

B) German use of jet aircraft.

C) Allied plan to invade Europe.

D) U.S. plans to make an atomic bomb.

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5) As World War II was coming to an end in the Pacific Theater, President Truman made the decision to drop atomic bombs on two cities in Japan.

Identify those two cities.

A) Tokoyo
B) Hiroshima
C) Nagasaki
D) Midway

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President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because ...

A) he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender.

B) it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.

C) Congress would not fund an invasion of the Japanese mainland.

D) it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause.

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7) This was formed in 1949 as a peacetime military alliance between the United States, Canada, and Western European countries for collective security.

A) NATO

B) Warsaw Pact

C) United Nations

D) League of Nations

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Section B: Soviet Union as a Superpower

8) Soviet Union wanted eastern Europe to be composed of ___________ countries.

A) democratic

B) liberal

C) theologist

D) communist

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9) The Cold War was a prolonged period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.

True

False

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10) World War II ended shortly after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Four years later, the Soviet Union responded by successfully detonating an atomic bomb.

How did these developments affect the policy of the United States?

A) The United States mobilized all of its armed services

B) The United States drafted all young men into military service

C) The United States increased its efforts to construct nuclear weapons

D) The United States suspended diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union

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11) The testing and explosion of the atomic bomb by the Soviets in 1949 established the Soviet Union as the third global superpower.

True

False

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The Cold War began in 1948 between the United States and the Soviet Union.

What is one reason that attributed to this political conflict?

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13) This was a Soviet bloc of collective security in response to the formation of NATO.

A) United Nations

B) Warsaw Pact

C) NATO

D) League of Nations

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14) Looking at the map below, identify the three countries that belonged to the Warsaw Pact.

During the Cold War most of western Europe was aligned with the United States through membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), while the Soviet Union maintained garrisons in its satellites under the terms of the Warsaw Pact.

A) Soviet Union
B) Italy
C) Poland
D) France
E) East Germany

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Section C: Cold War Ideologies

15) Following World War II, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union) emerged as the two most influential powers in world affairs.

True

False

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16) Identify three ideologies of the United States during the Cold War.

A) value is based that everyone is equal
B) private ownership of industry
C) freedom of competition
D) government ownership of industry
E) value is based on individual rights

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17) Identify three ideologies of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

A) value is based on everyone is equal
B) government by the people
C) competition is the best way to get to the top
D) government ownership of industry
E) communism

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18)

On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

How did the Soviet Union respond to this military action?

A) It accelerated the pace of its military invasion of Germany.

B) It formed an alliance with the United States to share nuclear technology.

C) It intensified development on and successfully tested its own nuclear weapons.

D) It withdrew from international organizations in which the United States was also a member.

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19) During the 1950s, the United States foreign policy was shaped by ...

A) the principle of nonalignment

B) a return to pre–World War II isolationism

C) a willingness to compromise with communist nations

D) the emergence of two world superpowers

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20) The two newspaper headlines have shown reference important events that impacted relations between the United States and the Soviet Union beginning in 1945.

Identify two developments that resulted from both of these events.

A) the threat of mass destruction
B) the end of World War Ii
C) the superpower status of each nation
D) a reduced need for military intelligence

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21) Which countries were the superpowers on the two sides of the Cold War?

A) England and China

B) The United States and the USSR

C) China and the Soviet Union

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22) What is the driving goal of the United Nations?

A) to develop a high-tech military

B) to raise funds for itself

C) to keep peace between countries

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23) What type of weapons did superpowers compete for during the Cold War?

A) submarines

B) pistols

C) nuclear weapons

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24) What was an effect of the division of Berlin?

A) a period of German economic prosperity

B) Soviet censorship of democratic ideas

C) communist support in West Berlin

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25) Which group was targeted in the United States during the "Red Scare"?

A) Democrats

B) Republicans

C) communists

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