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How did the development of the hydrogen bomb affect the arms race?

It decreased the threat of radiation poisoning and sickness.

It increased the danger since it was stronger than an atomic bomb.

It decreased people’s concern about mutually assured destruction.

It increased the number of places suitable for bomb testing.

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The most important difference between the Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine demonstrated that

the United States wanted to increase economic aid to communist nations in Eastern Europe.

the policies of the United States had been successful in halting the spread of communism.

the United States later thought that military aid was needed in its fight against the spread of communism.

it was no longer necessary for the United States to send economic aid to countries threatened by communism.

Many people in the United States and Europe held protests related to the Rosenbergs’ trial because they thought that the Rosenbergs

had not been punished harshly enough.

should have received more attention for their trial.

had no ties to communism or the Soviet Union.

had not been given a fair, impartial trial.

Which of the following is the best evidence that Cold War fears affected American civil liberties during the 1950s?

the Soviet explosion of an atomic bomb

the election of Dwight Eisenhower

the arrest of Soviet spies

the McCarthy Senate hearings

Joseph McCarthy gained public attention by

defeating Dwight Eisenhower in the 1956 election.

criticizing the Supreme Court ruling in the Rosenberg case.

refusing to cooperate with a HUAC investigation.

claiming to have a list of communists in the government.

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