Question

1. in which of these ways was the Warsaw pact useful to the soviet union?

a. it's member nations could influence the development of a reconstructed Germany
b. it's authority could be invoked to quell revolts in soviet satellite nations
c. it's member nations could benefit from favorable trade relationships with the US
d. it's military strength could provide a balance of power against Chinese threats

2. which policy or initiative contributed most to the nuclear arms race between the United States and the soviet union?
a. Marshall plan
b. mutually assured destruction
c. Truman doctrine
d. detente

3. despite the "balance of terror," why did people stoll fear nuclear war?
a. the superpowers continued to develop new nuclear weapons
b. the superpowers had entered into detente
c. mutually assured destruction was inevitable
d. head to head conflict between the superpowers never happened

4. how w

Answer 1

1. b. it's authority could be invoked to quell revolts in soviet satellite nations.

The Warsaw Pact was a defense treaty that was signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven of the Eastern Bloc satellite states of Europe. This was a significant development during the Cold War. One of the purposes of the Warsaw Pact was to maintain Soviet control of military forces in Central and Eastern Europe.

2. b. mutually assured destruction.

Mutually assured destruction is a military doctrine in which the full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the annihilation of both the attacker and the defender. This means that the threat of using weapons against the enemy prevents the enemy's use of the same weapons.

3. a. the superpowers continued to develop new nuclear weapons.

The fact that both super powers continued developing nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War meant that, even when relationships improved and a balance was reached, people continued to fear nuclear war.

Answer 2

1.b. it's authority could be invoked to quell revolts in soviet satellite nations

warsaw pacts was used to quell revolts in countries such as Hungary and Yugoslavia

2b. mutually assured destruction; both nations rushed to build nuclear heads and position them in a way that assured destruction of each other in case of war to create deterrance

3a. the superpowers continued to develop new nuclear weapons