6.1-3-Atomic Age, Containment, and 2nd Red Scare

In 1939, it was rumored that the Nazis were developing an atomic bomb. During World War II, a secret laboratory was founded in Los Alamos, New Mexico, that would serve as a centralized facility to coordinate the scientific research of the Manhattan Project, the Allied project to develop the first nuclear weapons. In the years during the war, this secret laboratory was responsible for the development of the atomic bomb. In 1945, two atomic bombs built in Los Alamos were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

​ The development of the atomic bomb had several worldwide implications for the uses of nuclear power. It led to a way to generate electricity for civilian use. With new technologies also came the creation of fresh jobs and the capabilities for more concentrated physiological studies of the human body. Each of these developments brought about numerous military, scientific, and economic advancements that changed our world forever.

​According to the passage, nuclear technology is an example of

• technology that has no applications other than those for military use

• technology that should never have been created because it is too dangerous

• technology that made all other scientific inquiry seem obsolete by comparison

• technology that was first developed for the military but also has civilian uses

What was the name of the top secret project by the US to use atomic energy to develop a weapon

• Big Bang Project

• Chicago Atomic Plan

• Manhattan Project

• Atomic Weapons Administration

In the four-year period following World War II, the United States was the only country in possession of atomic bombs. What was the impact of the testing and explosion of the atomic bomb by the Soviet Union in 1949?

• the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II in Pacific

• the beginning of an arms race that continued for decades

• the formation of the United Nations Security Council

• the reunification of Germany under Soviet control.

Select the location that America dropped an atomic bomb. (You may select more than one answer)

• Soviet Union

• Hiroshima

• Tokyo

• Nagasaki

In 1949, the Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb, this escalated an _____________________ _________________ throughout the Cold War and heightened fears of a nuclear war.

• military scare

• arms race

• Marshall Plan

• atomic bomb

The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

• It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.

• It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba

• It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

• It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.

Which is a characteristic of the "Cold War" period in the United States?

• U.S. activities to limit Soviet expansion

• global actions to halt climate change

• China's rise as an economic power

• Congressional action to reduce social welfare programs

Place a check next to each event/action taken by the US to prevent the spread of communism.

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Big Stick Policy

• NATO

• Vietnam War

As a result of the defeat of japan in World War II, Nationalists and Communists were able to resume their struggle for control of China. How did this renewed struggle contribute to the Cold War?

• by stimulating Japan's economic recovery

• by creating tension between India and Pakistan

• by encouraging European colonialism in Asia

• by increasing U.S. fears of communist expansion

Which statement best summarizes the primary goal of NATO?

• to bring greater equality to the economies of Europe

• to unite Western Europe in response to the threat of Communist aggression

• to aid those trying to flee Communist oppression in Europe

• to halt the spread of Communist aggression in Asia