The Cold War Era Answers

Study the map of Soviet missile capabilities.

Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of treason?

During the Red Scare, what were Americans afraid communists would do? Select three options.send US citizens to prisonspy on the US governmentattack the US with nuclear weaponsgive information to the USSR governmentencourage organizations to blacklist people

In which ways did the USSR and the US compete during the Cold War? Select three options.by attacking industrial sitesby developing new weaponsby creating new technologiesby engaging in military warfareby building larger weapons arsenals

What was the main reason for the tension in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What was significant about the new types of missiles developed during the Cold War era? Select three options.The missiles carried nuclear weapons.The missiles led to an increase in deaths due to war.The US and the USSR used the missiles in direct conflicts. The US and the USSR stationed the missiles around the world. The missiles made it possible to destroy targets over long distances.

Which situations are examples of indirect conflicts between nations? Select three options.two nations launching missiles at one anothertwo nations trying to be the first to explore spacetwo nations working to discover new technologiestwo nations using military action to control territorytwo nations expanding their nuclear weapons arsenals

Study the image from 1957.

Read the excerpt from the Judge Irving Kaufman’s statement sentencing Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to be executed in 1951."No one can say that we do not live in a constant state of tension. We have evidence of your treachery all around us every day—for the civilian defense activities throughout the nation are aimed at preparing us for an atom bomb attack.”

What did the term "Red Scare” mean?