Stalin And The Bomb by David Holloway

1. What year did the Soviet Union successfully test its first atomic bomb?

A) 1949
B) 1955
C) 1945
D) 1952

2. What ideology heavily influenced Stalin's decision to pursue nuclear weapons?

A) Fascism
B) Libertarianism
C) Marxism-Leninism
D) Social Darwinism

3. Which country provided significant information to the Soviet atomic program via espionage?

A) Japan
B) United Kingdom
C) Germany
D) United States

4. Which of these countries was not part of the early Cold War nuclear landscape?

A) United Kingdom
B) Soviet Union
C) China
D) United States

5. How did the Soviet leadership view nuclear weapons in relation to conventional forces?

A) As a liability to be avoided
B) As a distraction from military strategy
C) As a complete replacement for conventional forces
D) As a complement to conventional forces

6. What was the main impact of the Soviet development of the atomic bomb on US-Soviet relations?

A) Complete disarmament talks
B) Increased tension and rivalry
C) A global peace agreement
D) Improved cooperation

7. Who was the head of the Soviet atomic bomb project in the late 1940s?

A) Andrei Sakharov
B) Dmitri Mendeleev
C) Lavrentiy Beria
D) Sergey Korolev

8. What was the geopolitical reaction to the Soviet bomb from Western countries?

A) Formation of military alliances
B) Expansion of communism
C) Political neutrality
D) Isolationist policies

9. Stalin's pursuit of nuclear weapons was justified by his desire for what?

A) National security
B) Social reforms
C) Cultural dominance
D) Economic stability

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