Unit 5.3

Multiple Correct Answers - Where did the U.S. conduct nuclear tests?

• Bikini Bottom

• Nevada

• New Mexico

• Bikini Atoll

True or False - An atomic bomb is significantly more powerful than a hydrogen bomb.

• True

• False

The purpose of this organization is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means, especially against communism and the Soviet Union.

• United Nations (U.N.)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• League of Nations

• House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

An era of fear that communists both outside and inside the U.S. were working to destroy American life, which sparked the U.S. government to investigate the loyalty of American citizens to their country.

• Korean War

• Commie Scare

• Cold War

• Red Scare

This organization was created to conduct highly publicized hearings on communist activities in the U.S. and investigated alleged disloyalty and rebel activities of citizens, government employees, and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

• United Nations (U.N.)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

• League of Nations

Who became the symbol of the Red Scare for launching an aggressive campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions?

• Harry S. Truman

• Joseph Stalin

• Joseph McCarthy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What typically happened to Americans suspected of being communists or having communist ties, such as the Hollywood Ten?

• Sent to live in the Soviet Union

• Fired, jailed, and blacklisted.

• Executed

• Exiled from the U.S.

True or False - The U.S. denoted Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear device ever detonated.

• True

• False

True or False - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first satellite to enter Earth's orbit.

• True

• False

Multiple Correct Answers - How did the U.S. respond to the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957?

• Congress approved the National Defense Education Act

• Congress created NASA

• The U.S. shot Sputnik 1 out of Earth's orbit.

• The U.S. immediately went to the moon.