By 1945, the Soviet Union Had Reason to Be Suspicious

question 92

Multiple Choice

By 1945, the Soviet Union had reason to be suspicious of the United States because the

• A) United States had never extended formal diplomatic recognition to the Soviet government.
• B) British and Americans had delayed opening a second front in Europe during the war.
• C) British and Americans had not informed the Soviet Union of the A-bomb project until it was completed.
• D) United States had not given the Soviets any lend-lease aid during the war.
• E) United States had installed a pro-American government in France.

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Definitions:

Monochlorination Product

A compound resulting from the chemical process of adding one chlorine atom to an organic molecule.

Relative Reactivity

A measure of how readily a chemical species engages in a reaction under specified conditions compared to other species.

Reactive Intermediates

Highly reactive species that are formed transiently during chemical reactions, often determining the product distribution.

Nucleophilic

Describes a type of chemical species that donates an electron pair to form a chemical bond in reaction, indicating a tendency to seek positively charged or electron-deficient sites.