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During the Cold War arms race, how did the hydrogen bomb differ from the atomic bomb?

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The hydrogen bomb was less destructive than the atomic bomb.
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The hydrogen bomb was more destructive than the atomic bomb.
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The hydrogen bomb was built by the US, while the USSR built atomic bombs.
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The hydrogen bomb was built by the USSR, while the US built atomic bombs.
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Each program was based on the knowledge of the previous ones.
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Each program was separate and unrelated to the others.
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Each program repeated the flights of the previous programs.
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Each program shared the same goals and missions.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization combined the military strength of

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the United States, Latin America, and Western Europe.
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the United States, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union.
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the United States, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe.
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the United States, Canada, and Western Europe.
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How did television contribute to the conformity of the 1950s?

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Television shows encouraged people to be individuals.
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Television aired only news and information programs.
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Television portrayed a lifestyle that many people tried to imitate.
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Television programming had little creativity or new ideas.
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As a result of the concept of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War,

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both the United States and the Soviet Union were unwilling to build dangerous, destructive weapons, which would have encouraged war.
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both the United States and the Soviet Union were willing to build weapons that were increasingly dangerous to stop the other side from attacking.
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both the United States and the Soviet Union signed treaties to deter the development and testing of nuclear weapons.
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both the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to work together to develop and test nuclear weapons to prevent future wars.
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Which program did President Kennedy establish to help other nations?

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the Warren Commission
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the Mercury program
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the Apollo program
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the Peace Corps
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What was one major difference in the way NATO and the Warsaw Pact were created?

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NATO involved the participation of the countries of Eastern Europe, while the Warsaw Pact involved Western Europe.
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The Warsaw Pact was primarily a military agreement, while NATO was primarily an economic agreement.
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NATO was established to fight the spread of communism, while the Warsaw Pact was formed to protect communism.
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The Warsaw Pact is still in existence today, while NATO disbanded soon after the fall of communism in Europe.
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One major goal of the Mercury program was to send a manned spacecraft into orbit and to

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bring it home safely.
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land it on the moon.
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go on extended flights.
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find a way to dock in space.
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Sunil has written this topic sentence for his paper.President Kennedy and the United States decided to race the Soviet Union to land on the moon first. This was part of the Cold War, and the United States had to beat the Russians.How should Sunil revise the topic sentence for clarity?

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by changing the first sentence to read, “To land on the moon first, President Kennedy and the United States had to race the Soviet Union.”
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by changing the first sentence to read, “President Kennedy wanted to land on the moon first and raced the Soviet Union with the United States.”
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by combining the two sentences to read, “As part of the Cold War, President Kennedy and the United States raced the Soviet Union to reach the moon.”
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by combining the two sentences to read, “President Kennedy with the United States raced the Soviet Union to land on the moon first, this was part of the Cold War.”
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helping the Soviet Union fight off communism.
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sending US military aid to all countries in need.
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halting the spread of communism throughout the world.
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letting communism spread in Europe, but nowhere else.
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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was designed to prevent

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a democratic government from taking control of the city.
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information about communism from being published.
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Eastern European countries from trading in West Berlin.
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people and supplies from entering or leaving West Berlin.
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US leaders believed that Iranian nationalists were too friendly with communists; therefore,

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the United States staged an invasion and attacked Iran.
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the United States used nuclear weapons against Iran.
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the United States helped restore the former ruler’s son to power.
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the United States brought in American officials to provide leadership.

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