WH 1.3.1 Quiz - THe Nuclear Age and The Start of the Cold War

What were the two superpowers at the end of World War II? Choose two.

• The United States

• Japan

• The Soviet Union

• Germany

What is a description of a "Hot War"?

• A war with no conflict

• A war with economic competition

• Armed, violent conflict

• A war with diplomatic negotiations

What are true about the Manhattan Project? Click ALL that are true.

• It led to the first nuclear weapons

• It was a secret program in the United States.

• It led to the only use of nuclear weapons in history

• It made the U.S. the only nation to have nuclear weapons from 1945-1949

What was the significance of the Thermonuclear Bomb developed by the U.S. in 1952?

• It was less powerful than the A-Bomb

• It was 1,000 times more powerful than the A-Bomb

• It was the same power as the A-Bomb

• It was a diplomatic tool

Which are true about the first atomic bomb used know as "Little Boy"? Click ALL that are true.

• It had the power of 10 megatons (10,000 Kilotons) of TNT explosives

• IT was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima at the end of World War II

• It was 15 kilotons

• It was 1,000 times more powerful than the H-Bomb

Which are true about the the Radioactive Fallout from a nuclear war? Click ALL that are true.

• Can lead to radiation sickness or Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)

• Can cause nausea, vomiting, and hair loss

• Can increase risk of cancer

• Only lasts for a few hours

Which are true about a Nuclear Winter? Click ALL that are true.

• Debris from nuclear explosions could block sunlight

• It would greatly increase Global Warming

• Famine and food shortages would likely lead to billions of people starving

• As few as 100 nuclear weapons could lead to effects of a nuclear winter

What does M.A.D. stand for in the context of nuclear warfare and what does it mean? Choose two.

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Massive Atomic Destruction

• Both sides would be destroyed in a nuclear war

• The nation to strike first with their nukes would win a nuclear war.

What event in 1962 brought the US and USSR extremely close to nuclear war?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Berlin Blockade

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

Which are true about Detente? Click ALL that are true.

• A French word for Relaxation

• It led to more Brinksmanship

• It helped reduce the risk of nuclear war

• It increased tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union