AP Success - AP US History: Dawn of the Atomic Age Reflections

Question 1

Multiple choice
  • The economic benefits of atomic energy for industrial purposes.

  • The immediate need to increase the production of atomic bombs.

  • The potential for catastrophic destruction with atomic weapons.

  • The superiority of American military strategy in conventional warfare.

Question 2

Multiple choice
  • Illustrate the effectiveness of conventional military tactics over atomic warfare.

  • Argue for the necessity of maintaining a strong naval presence in the Pacific.

  • Suggest that Japan would be the likely perpetrator of a future atomic attack.

  • Highlight the potential for a surprise attack of even greater magnitude with atomic weapons.

Question 3

Multiple choice
  • The United States would have moral reservations about using such weapons.

  • Allies of the United States would prevent it from retaliating with atomic weapons.

  • The technology to deliver atomic bombs effectively would not be developed in time.

  • The initial atomic attack could be so devastating that a counterattack might not be feasible.

Question 4

Multiple choice
  • The eventual obsolescence of atomic weapons technology.

  • The possibility of an atomic attack occurring before the U.S. could respond.

  • The diplomatic consequences of a preemptive atomic strike by the U.S.

  • The ethical implications of using atomic bombs in warfare.

Question 5

Multiple choice
  • The need for international agreements on the use of atomic energy.

  • The lack of intelligence capabilities to detect conventional military threats.

  • The challenges in forming alliances in the post-World War II era.

  • The difficulty in identifying the aggressor in a potential atomic conflict.

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