Cold War Arms Race Exit Ticket

Cold War Arms Race Exit Ticket

10th Grade

9 Qs

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Cold War Arms Race Exit Ticket

Cold War Arms Race Exit Ticket

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

10th Grade

Hard

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main focus of the Cold War Arms Race between the USA and the USSR?

Building up their economies

Building up their military, especially with nuclear weapons

Expanding their territories in Europe

Developing new forms of government

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did the U.S.S.R. test their first atomic bomb?

1945

1949

1952

1961

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the first ever H-Bomb tested by the United States in 1952?

Little Boy

Fat Man

Ivy Mike

Trinity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does ICBM stand for?

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

International Combat Battle Machine

Intercontinental Bombing Mechanism

Internal Command Ballistic Missile

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the fear of nuclear apocalypse reach its peak after the creation of ICBMs?

Because ICBMs could be easily disarmed

Because ICBMs made it possible to deliver nuclear bombs quickly and from great distances

Because ICBMs were used in every war

Because ICBMs were only used for defense

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the yield of the Tsar Bomb when it was tested?

15 kilotons

21 kilotons

15 megatons

50 megatons

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Based on the diagram, how does the size of the Tsar Bomb explosion compare to other nuclear explosions shown?

It is the smallest

It is about the same as Castle Bravo

It is the largest by a significant margin

It is smaller than Licorne

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the world fall into a political plan called M.A.D. during the nuclear arms race?

Because both rivals could essentially destroy the world

Because both sides wanted to sign a peace treaty

Because both sides had no nuclear weapons

Because both sides wanted to form an alliance

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the name of the creature shown in the image?

Godzilla

King Kong

Dragon

Dinosaur