History

Michaela Burns

25 November, 16:28

Which sentence most clearly describes how the arms race contributed to

tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold

War?

A. Each country tried to be the first to detonate an atomic weapon

and achieve a decisive military victory to end the war.

B. The countries competed to stockpile vast stores of weapons in

order to prove how severely they could harm each other in war

C. The countries wanted to prove their technological strength by

showing that they could make major advances in space.

D. The countries lent support to foreign military conflicts in order to

advance their own interests worldwide.