7.1 Notes Nuclear Age

7.1 Notes Nuclear Age

End of WWII

End of WWII

-United States drops Atomic Bomb on Japan for a few reasons...

--End WWII

--Atomic Bomb was expensive to develop

--They wanted to send a message to the Soviet Union

Superpowers

United States & Soviet Union

Nuclear Age

-Once Atomic bomb is tested and dropped the world enters an era of new weapons capable of mass destruction

Multiple Choice

When did WWII end?

• 1939

• 1942

• 1944

• 1945

Multiple Choice

After WWII, the US and ______________ were the two biggest super power countries of the World.

• England

• Germany

• France

• Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

Near the end of WWII, what country did the United States military drop atomic bombs on?

• China

• Germany

• Japan

• The Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

Near the end of the Second World War, what cities did the United States drop atomic bombs?

• Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

• Pearl Harbor and Nagasaki

• Niroshima and Hagasaki

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Friend or Foe

WWII-Friend

World War II brought the United States and Soviet Union into an alliance, but only out of necessity. Germany & Japan was the common enemy, so they rallied around defeating them.

Post WWII-Foe

This friendship ends after WWII - Why?

--Political Differences

(Capitalism/Democracy vs Communism)

--Nuclear Weapons

--Fear of Communism in the United States And the spread of it elsewhere

Multiple Choice

Why were the US and the Soviet Union allies in WWII?

• They had same political beliefs

• They had a common enemy

• We have always been allies with the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union was trying to trick us so they could get our atomic bomb secrets

Multiple Select

What caused a strain in the relationship towards the end and after WWII?

• Different political beliefs - Communism v. Capitalism

• Nuclear Weapons

• Land disputes

• The Soviets owed the US millions of dollars from war aid

• Fear of Communism in the US

Differences

Soviet Union

-Communist: Government makes all decisions in economy, people have little choice

-Totalitarian Rule: Ruled by dictator, 1 political party, and people are controlled

United States of America

-Democracy: People have freedoms

-Capitalist: People buy/sell, own businesses

Multiple Choice

Press controlled and owned by the state

• Communism

• Capitalism

Multiple Choice

Freedom of the press Class distinctions: upper class, middle class and working class

• Communism

• Capitalism

Multiple Choice

Classless society: all members of society are considered to be equal

• Communism

• Capitalism

Multiple Choice

Property is owned by the state

• Communism

• Capitalism

Multiple Choice

Is it CAPITALISM or COMMUNISM:

Government should not interfere in the economy because competition creates efficiency in business.

• CAPITALISM

• COMMUNISM

Multiple Choice

Is it CAPITALISM or COMMUNISM:

The community or the government should own property and the means of production. There should be no private ownership.

• CAPITALISM

• COMMUNISM

Multiple Choice

Is it CAPITALISM or COMMUNISM:

Businesses follow their own self-interest by competing for the consumer’s money.

• CAPITALISM

• COMMUNISM

Multiple Choice

Is it CAPITALISM or COMMUNISM:

Individuals and businesses own property and the means of production

• Capitalism

• Communism

Beginning of Cold War 

Cold War (1945-1990)

-Cold War began as these two superpowers began spreading their capitalist and communism beliefs 

-The rivalry between the US and Soviet Union lasted for decades 

-State of high tension between these two countries

-They DO NOT fight each other physically

-Think of it as a time period

Multiple Choice

_______________________________ is a war of ideas between communists and Capitalism

• Vietnam War

• The Cold War

• Korean War

• World War II

Multiple Choice

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

Was the Cold War an actual war?

• Yes
• No

Nuclear Arms Race

After US Drops bomb to end war we enter the Atomic Age and Countries start developing their own arsenal.

Nuclear Arms Race

-Race to build the biggest bomb

--(The bigger the bomb the more power the country has)

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

Both sides did not use their nukes because they knew that if one launched the other would launch against them destroying the world.

--(I wont launch an attack because I know you will)

--Became flex off

Multiple Choice

Which description fits Mutually Assured Destruction

• I won't Bomb you because it is the wrong thing to do

• If I bomb you, you will bomb me

• If I bomb you, you won't bomb me

• Nukes will lead to the end of the world

Multiple Choice

What does MAD stand for?

• Mother's Against Driving

• My Aunt Daisy

• Monsters Against Dragons

• Mutually Assured Destruction

Multiple Choice

A race to achieve the nuclear weapon superiority

• Arms Race
• Nuclear Race
• Nuclear Arms
• Nuclear Arms Race