International Conflict Flashcard

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What is one method for dealing with international conflict? Options: Impose Sanctions, Increase Trade, Ignore the Issue, None of the Above

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Impose Sanctions

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What does imposing sanctions typically involve?

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Stopping all relations with a country

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What was the primary goal of the U.S. during the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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To end the threat of communism

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What international crisis involved the USSR placing missiles in Cuba?

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?

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To stop North Korea's invasion of South Korea

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What was the main purpose of U.S. involvement in Gulf War I?

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To prevent Iraq from taking over Kuwait

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Why did the U.S. invade Iraq in Gulf War II?

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To find weapons of mass destruction

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The U.S. supported South Vietnam during which conflict?

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Vietnam War

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What event led to U.S. involvement in World War I? Options: Attack on Pearl Harbor, The sinking of the Lusitania, The rise of fascism in Europe, The invasion of Poland

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The sinking of the Lusitania

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What prompted the U.S. to enter World War II? Options: The sinking of the Lusitania, The attack on Pearl Harbor, The fall of France, The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

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The attack on Pearl Harbor