Lowman Bellringers: Cold War: Day 5

Intended to assimilate Native Americans into American culture; divided their tribal land into farm plots

• Dawes Act

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Pearl Harbor

Japanese retaliation for a trade embargo; resulted in U.S. entering WWII

• Dawes Act

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Pearl Harbor

Germany tried to ally with Mexico; resulted in U.S. withdrawing position of neutrality

• Dawes Act

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Pearl Harbor

Transmitted secret military information

• Dawes Act

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Zimmermann Telegram

• Pearl Harbor

How did dropping the atomic bomb lead to an arms race AND what happened as a result of that arms race in the United States?

• Dropping the atomic bomb led to an arms race as nations sought to develop their own nuclear capabilities, resulting in increased military spending and advancements in nuclear technology in the United States.
• The atomic bomb was never dropped, so there was no arms race.
• The arms race led to disarmament treaties that reduced military spending.
• The United States stopped all nuclear research after the bomb was dropped.

Sputnik is significant to history because -

• it was the first atomic bomb the Soviets dropped on China

• it held the first human to ever go into space

• it is the first spaceship to land successfully on the moon and return

• it was the first satellite to orbit Earth

Jobs such as the ones described in this 1956 advertisement became available because -

• A. federal law required private businesses to recruit for the military

• B. weak college programs had produced few scientists qualified for high-level research

• C. Cold War defense programs had spurred technological innovation

• D. most U.S. citizens opposed the development of atomic weapons

Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?

• A. The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union

• B. The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries

• C. The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China

• D. The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries