Question 1

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A) Describe the role of nuclear weapons in global affairs. (1 point)
The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a
• bargaining chip and threat during global affairs exclusively between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs in the Cold War and beyond.
The existence of nuclear weapons was used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs until the fall of the Soviet Union.
The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a threat, but never a bargaining chip, during global affairs.
Question 2
A) Describe the space race and its relationship to the Cold War.
(1 point)
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled each other.
While this conflict never caused direct conflict, the war played
• out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. The space race is the term used to describe the race for superiority in outer space.
Question 2
A) Describe the space race and its relationship to the Cold War.
(1 point)
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled each other.
While this conflict never caused direct conflict, the war played
• out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. The space race is the term used to describe the race for superiority in outer space.
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled each other.
While this conflict never caused direct conflict, the war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was on the International Space Station (ISS). The space race is the term used to describe this race for superiority in outer space.
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled with each other. While this conflict never caused direct conflict, the war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was on Sputnik 1 and 2. The space race is the term used to describe the race for superiority in outer space.
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled each other.
While this conflict caused direct armed conflict between these
O two powers on Earth, the war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. The space race is the term used to describe the race for superiority in outer space.
Question 3
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A) When and why did the space race end? (1 point)
The space race was over in 1971. In that year, the American David Scott placed a plaque with a list of names of the Soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts who died in the process of space exploration.
The space race was over in 1975. In that year, the U.S. and the
•USSR collaborated on a test flight and shook hands when the mission was completed successfully.
The space race was over in 1965. In that year, the U.S. satellite Mariner 4 completed the first voyage to Mars and took pictures of its surface.
The space race was over in 1967. In that year, both the U.S. and the USSR faced tragedies in their space programs.
Question 4
A) Which two key events in the Cold War happened before 1970?
(1 point)
•the collapse of the Warsaw Pact and the end of the Vietnam War
the signing of the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the fall of the
USSR
the adoption of the Marshall Plan and China's shift to democratic rule
• the adoption of the Marshall Plan and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Question 5
A) Explain the origins of Cold War competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. (1 point)
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right after the end of World War II, when its alliance unraveled.
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right after the end of the Vietnam War, once the U.S. had retreated from the country.
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right at the beginning of the Korean War, when its alliance unraveled.
Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet
• Union right at the start of World War II, when its alliance

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Here are the suggested answers for each question based on historical context:

Question 1: A) Describe the role of nuclear weapons in global affairs. (1 point)

• The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs in the Cold War and beyond.

Question 2: A) Describe the space race and its relationship to the Cold War. (1 point)

• During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR battled each other. While this conflict never caused direct conflict, the war played out in other arenas. One of these arenas was outer space. The space race is the term used to describe the race for superiority in outer space.

Question 3: A) When and why did the space race end? (1 point)

• The space race was over in 1975. In that year, the U.S. and the USSR collaborated on a test flight and shook hands when the mission was completed successfully.

Question 4: A) Which two key events in the Cold War happened before 1970? (1 point)

• The adoption of the Marshall Plan and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Question 5: A) Explain the origins of Cold War competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. (1 point)

• Cold War competition began between the U.S. and the Soviet Union right after the end of World War II, when its alliance unraveled.

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