Arms Race Quiz

What event in 1945 began an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The signing of the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty

• The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American atomic weapons

• The nuclear weapon test in 1956

• The extinction of mankind

Until what year did the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union last?

• 1945

• 1956

• 1990

• 2001

What treaty marked the end of the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

• The Conventional Forces in Europe treaty

• The START Treaty

What was a widespread fear during the generation that grew up under the shadow of the arms race?

• Economic collapse

• Natural disasters

• Imminent catastrophe and the survival of humanity

• Alien invasion

What did the Soviet leadership quickly realise about the possession of atomic weapons by Americans?

• They could be used to force political reforms in Eastern Europe.

• They were of little value to American diplomacy.

• They would ensure Soviet cooperation in constructing the postwar world.

• They were essential for the defense of Western Europe against a Soviet invasion.

How long did the Americans assume it would take the Soviet Union to develop atomic weapons?

• Between 5 and 10 years.

• Between 8 and 15 years.

• Less than 5 years.

• More than 20 years.

What was the American perspective on security in an atomically armed world?

• They believed in creating a strong defense against atomic weapons.

• They thought that mutual disarmament was the solution.

• They considered a single weapon could destroy a city and there was no defense against it.

• They were confident in their ability to intercept any atomic attack.

What was the purpose of the Baruch Plan according to the text?

• To ensure that the Soviet Union would not develop atomic weapons.

• To provide a framework for mutual disarmament under international control.

• To allow the United States to maintain a monopoly on atomic weapons.

• To rebuild the wartime devastation of the Soviet Union.

What did Bernard Baruch propose in 1946 regarding American weapons?

• The development of more advanced nuclear weapons

• The dismantling of American weapons and international prohibition on the production of any more

• Sharing American weapons technology with the Soviet Union

• The United States to develop weapons without international supervision

How did the Soviet Union respond to the proposals made by Bernard Baruch?

• They accepted the proposals

• They rejected the proposals and shared their own technology

• They rejected the proposals and scored propaganda points

• They ignored the proposals completely