Author Question: While attempting to build an atomic bomb during World War II, the United States A) decided to ... (Read 47 times)

brutforce · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

All of the following statements are true about the Japanese fishermen on the ship Lucky Dragon in 1957 EXCEPT:

A) The fishermen drifted near a radioactive fallout cloud left from American testing of nuclear bombs.
B) They became ill from radiation exposure.
C) One of the crewmen later died of exposure.
D) The United States immediately halted all testing of nuclear bombs as a result of the mistake.

Question 2

Upon learning that the Soviet Union had successfully tested an atomic bomb, the United States

A) threatened a preemptive air strike against the Soviets' nuclear laboratories.
B) slowed down the pace of nuclear research.
C) authorized the development of the hydrogen super bomb.
D) responded with indifference.

Question 3

Concerning the issue of nuclear weapons development after World War II,

A) Secretary of State Henry Stimson proposed cooperating with the Soviet Union.
B) President Truman supported a joint Soviet-American effort.
C) most American scientists believed that the Soviets could never develop an atomic bomb.
D) most Americans believed that the United States should freely share its knowledge with other countries.

Question 4

While attempting to build an atomic bomb during World War II, the United States

A) decided to drop the bomb on Japan but not on Germany.
B) concealed the project from the Soviet Union.
C) concealed the project from the British.
D) shared the information with all of its allies.