CS #22- Nuclear Age

Use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and began the nuclear age.

• True
• False

Which title of a magazine article is most closely associated with the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• “Japan Signs Treating Ending WWII”
• “Nuclear Age of Weaponry Begins”
• “Japan Invades China”
• “Japan Hosts Discussions on Radioactive Waste”

For four years after WWII, the United States was the world’s only superpower. What action established the Soviet Union as a second superpower?

• It invaded and occupied Japan
• It successfully tested an atomic bomb
• It launched a satellite into orbit around the Earth
• It supported North Korea’s invasion of South Korea

Shortly after entering WWII, the US began the secret Manhattan Project primarily to

• Work on the development of the atomic bomb
• Increase economic production to meet wartime demands
• Defend New York City against a nuclear attack
• Recruit men for the military services

During the Arms Race, why were the United States and the Soviet Union hesitant to become involved in direct military conflict?

• The threat of China to both nations
• Pressure from Germany and Japan
• The potential for global nuclear destruction
• Mutual dependence on Middle East petroleum

What effect did the Soviet's testing of an atomic bom have on international relations

• It began an arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
• It caused a direct conflict between the United States and Soviet Union.
• It began a period of collaboration in space exploration.
• It caused the U.S. and Soviet Union to work cooperatively in governing territories after WWII.

For what does President Kennedy advocate?

• A return to a policy of a nuclear arms race
• Abandoning neutrality in favor of increasing our nuclear arsenal
• Take an active role in having more nuclear weapons than the Soviet Union
• Preventing world tensions from leading to nuclear war

Considering the follow examples: In 1959 in California, a reactor overheated, resulted in the melting of one-third of the nuclear fuel and a release of radioactive gases. In 1979 at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, a nuclear power plant malfunctioned causing part of its reactor core to melt. What conclusion can we draw?

• Modern technology can have a serious negative effect
• Today’s environment renews itself each decade.
• Most environmental problems are caused by nuclear reactors.
• Only industrial nations have problems with nuclear reactors.

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?

• The United States mobilized all of its armed services.
• The United States drafted all young men into military services.
• The United States increased its efforts to construct nuclear weapons.
• The United States suspended diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

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?

• It accelerated the pace of its military invasion of Germany.
• It formed an alliance with the United States to share nuclear technology.
• It intensified development on and successfully tested its own nuclear technology.
• It withdrew from international organizations in which the United States was also a member.