Atomic Age Quiz #1 Review

The US's primary enemy during the Cold War was

• the Soviet Union

• Germany

• Japan

• England

World War II in the Pacific was ended by

• the United States invasion of mainland Japan

• the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

• the Japanese surrender to the Soviet Union

• economic sanctions that destroyed the Japanese military

In 1945 the only nation that possessed the nuclear bomb was

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

• Both the Soviets & United States

• England

The effort of the Soviet Union and the United States to build as many nuclear weapons as possible following WWII is referred to as

• brinksmanship

• the arms race

• the space race

• glasnost

The Soviet Union launched a massive espionage (spy) ring in the years following WWII with the purpose of

• gaining nuclear secrets of the Americans and British

• decreasing distrust between the Allies

• spreading communist propogranda

• recuriting new members of the communist party

At the Potsdam Conference

• The US and the Soviets began to distrust each other, as the Soviets took back their promise of free elections

• The British were able to be a peaceful mediator between the Soviets and the United States

• The Soviets promised support for a land invasion of Japan

• Tensions in the middle east escalated becaue of land acquisition

After the US dropped the atomic bomb the Soviets stepped up their efforts in nuclear development. This was done mainly to

• explore new options for energy

• it wanted to become isolationist in the post war world

• It wanted to retain political and military influence in the post-war world.

• It wanted to quickly end the war to avoid further military casualties