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Technology for Good and for Evil in an Atomic Age

The excerpt, spoken by Lewis Strauss in 1954, reflects the optimism and hope that characterized the post-World War II era, known as the Atomic Age.

Transmutation of the elements, unlimited power, ability to investigate the working of living cells by tracer atoms, the secret of photosynthesis about to be uncovered,–these and a host of other results all in 15 short years. It is not too much to expect that our children will enjoy in their homes electrical energy too cheap to meter,–will know of great periodic regional famines in the world only as matters of history,–will travel effortlessly over the seas and under them and through the air with a minimum of danger and at great speeds,–and will experience a lifespan far longer than ours, as disease yields and man comes to understand what causes him to age. This is the forecast for an age of peace.

Lewis Strauss, chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1954

Question 1

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Describe one historical development after 1945 that influenced part of the message described in the excerpt.

Question 2

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Describe one historical development after 1945 that challenged part of the message described in the excerpt different.

Question 3

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Explain one Cold War event between 1954 and 1991 that made the goals described in the excerpt challenging to achieve.

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