Quiz for America Compared: Arming for the Cold War

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Correct. The answer is b. This table shows the impact of NSC-68, a report issued by the United Nations Security Council in 1950 after the Soviet Union detonated its own atomic bomb, which led the United States to pursue a massive buildup of nuclear weapons and a dramatic increase in conventional military forces. NSC-68 militarized the American approach to the Cold War.
Incorrect. The answer is b. This table shows the impact of NSC-68, a report issued by the United Nations Security Council in 1950 after the Soviet Union detonated its own atomic bomb, which led the United States to pursue a massive buildup of nuclear weapons and a dramatic increase in conventional military forces. NSC-68 militarized the American approach to the Cold War.

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Correct. The answer is c. The data in this table indicate that both the United States and the Soviet Union were able to amass massive stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the decades following World War II, which solidified their status as the world’s two superpowers.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The data in this table indicate that both the United States and the Soviet Union were able to amass massive stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the decades following World War II, which solidified their status as the world’s two superpowers.