Global Participation 1946–1980 - AP U.S. History
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
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Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
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During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
Which of the following events reflected the change in relations between countries that Oppenheimer predicted in the wake of the atomic bomb?
Tap to reveal answer
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
Although all of the events took place during the post-nuclear era, the Cuban Missile Crisis is most closely associated with a world on the brink of destruction due to atomic war. The risks associated with war demanded a diplomatic solution.
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"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
"It did not take atomic weapons to make man want peace...But the atomic bomb was the turn of the screw. It made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country."
J. Robert Oppenheimer, commencement address, 1946
How did the invention of atomic weapons affect the development of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States?
Tap to reveal answer
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
During the Cold War, the acknowledgement of mutually assured destruction guaranteed that conflicts between the U.S. and USSR would be fought by proxy, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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