Quiz for Picturing the Past: A Soviet View of the Arms Race

Picturing the Past: A Soviet View of the Arms Race

1. Question

   The Soviet poster may have been meant to help explain and justify the fact that

   A.

   the Soviet Union dramatically outspent the United States on defense in the 1950s.

   B.

   a large percentage of Soviet scientists and scientific research programs in the 1950s focused on the development of weapons.

   C.

   the Soviet Union had fallen behind in the “space race” during the 1950s.

   D.

   the Soviets actually had a very small conventional army in the 1950s

   Correct. The answer is b. At least 25 percent of all Soviet men and women who trained in science and engineering were employed full time in the production of weapons.

   Incorrect. The answer is b. At least 25 percent of all Soviet men and women who trained in science and engineering were employed full time in the production of weapons.

2. Question

   The Soviet poster invited viewers to make a connection between the Cold War and

   A.

   the space race.

   B.

   World War II.

   C.

   the Russian civil war of the 1920s.

   D.

   Economic expansion and social mobility

   Correct. The answer is c. By focusing on an armored train, the poster invoked the Russian civil war and the struggle to defend the revolution against the forces of conservative reaction.

   Incorrect. The answer is c. By focusing on an armored train, the poster invoked the Russian civil war and the struggle to defend the revolution against the forces of conservative reaction.